catenarian
/ˌkætəˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Shaped like a catenary; following the curve made by a chain or rope when suspended from both ends.
adj
Having the property that every ascending chain of prime ideals eventually stabilizes, meaning that there is a finite length for the chains of prime ideals.
Example Sentences
- "At each joint of the three tiers of the catenarian chains respectively, one of the saddle pieces of cast-iron, formerly alluded to, are introduced."
- "The curve so formed is a catenarian curve, and, when inverted, delineates the curve of a type of arch better able to resist forces of destruction than the earlier semicircular arch. Investigators who followed Galilei and studied the catenarian arch mathematically were able to show that a simple catenarian outline was formed by the chan suspeneded as already described, the length of the chain depending upon the required span and rise of the arch."
- "a catenarian curve/arch"
- "Each universally catenarian domain is catenarian and, hence, LFD."
Etymology
Latin catenarius
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌkætəˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/
- British English: /ˌkætɪˈnɛə.ɹi.ən/
Inflected Forms
more catenarian (comparative)
most catenarian (superlative)