Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CAT-E-NA'RI-AN, or CAT'E-NA-RY
CAT-E-NA'RI-AN, or CAT'E-NA-RY, a. [L. catenarius, from catena, a chain.]
Relating to a chain; like a chain. The catenarian curve, in geometry, is formed by a rope or chain hanging freely between two points of suspension, whether the points are horizontal or not. – Harris. Encyc.
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