catenary
Suspended cable's shape
A catenary is the curve formed by a flexible chain or cable hanging freely between two points under its own weight.
The shape appears in suspension bridge cables, power lines, and architectural arches.
Engineers distinguish the catenary from a parabola, though the curves look similar: The bridge's main cables form a catenary between the towers.
Heavy-duty woven line
- wireThin metallic conductor
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- spanDistance between endpoints
- tensionStretched or strained state
steel · overhead · powerline · transmission · trolley · conductor · anchor · support
Temporary halt or exclusion
- spanDistance between endpoints
- cable-stayedSupported by diagonal tendons
- anchorageSecure harbor spot
- towerTall slender edifice
deck · hanger · sag · Brooklyn · drape · load · aerodynamics · footbridge
Symmetrical open plane curve
hanging · geometry · conic · equation · vertex · function · graph · axis
Weighted striking weapon
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- parameterBoundary-setting factor
- calculusMathematical analysis system
- differentialRelative difference between things
integral · curvature · Leibniz · Bernoulli · Huygens · function · derivation · proof
Located directly above
- pantographMechanical scaling duplicator
- electrificationConversion to powered systems
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
- registrationFormal recording of participation
dropper · mast · tension · collector · traction · electric · train · tramway
cable
Heavy-duty woven line
- wireThin metallic conductor
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- spanDistance between endpoints
tension · steel · overhead · powerline · transmission · trolley · conductor · anchor · support · sag
suspension
Temporary halt or exclusion
- spanDistance between endpoints
- cable-stayedSupported by diagonal tendons
- anchorageSecure harbor spot
tower · deck · hanger · sag · Brooklyn · drape · load · aerodynamics · footbridge
parabola
Symmetrical open plane curve
drape · hanging · geometry · conic · equation · vertex · function · graph · axis · symmetry
cosh
Weighted striking weapon
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- parameterBoundary-setting factor
- calculusMathematical analysis system
differential · integral · curvature · Leibniz · Bernoulli · Huygens · function · derivation · proof · formula
overhead
Located directly above
- pantographMechanical scaling duplicator
- electrificationConversion to powered systems
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
registration · dropper · mast · tension · collector · traction · electric · train · tramway · metro
arch
Curved spanning structure
membrane · cable-stayed · Gaudi · inverted · masonry · thrust · compression · funicular · Antoni
catenaryparabola
Symmetrical open plane curve
straight line · circle · ellipse · hyperbola · circular arc
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