catenary
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An engineering feat, for sure, the resulting catenary curve in the sagging line is a visual treat as well, buoyant and struggling against the pull of gravity for no other reason than to delight.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025
Liberty filed a $3 million claim last fall based on inefficiency installing catenary poles.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2023
Design changes in the past year helped address the incompatibility with the corridor’s track and its catenary system — the overhead wires that supply the train with electricity.
From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2022
“It hit the catenary wire that runs between the 3 towers,” Parsons wrote in a tweet from the EGS Twitter account.
From The Verge • Apr. 3, 2022
It was a well and evenly twisted rope, about two inches in diameter; and after stretching it as taut as it could be drawn, it hung in a moderate catenary curve.
From The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts by Holley, George W.
Vocabulary lists containing catenary
Structural Engineering
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Engineering - High School
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