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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 cat·e·nary /ˈkætəˌnɛri, ||kəˈtinəri/
 鏈,懸鏈線,垂曲線(a.)垂曲線的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cat·e·na·ry Cat·e·na·ri·an a.  Relating to a chain; like a chain; as, a catenary curve.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cat·e·na·ry, n.; pl. Catenaries  Geol. The curve formed by a rope or chain of uniform density and perfect flexibility, hanging freely between two points of suspension, not in the same vertical line.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 catenary
      n : the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and
          inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section
          hanging freely from two fixed points