catenary

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

The veteran-owned business installed the line’s 340 steel poles, which support the catenary wires that power the electric streetcars.

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

Not at all: the catenary appears actually every time that weight and flexibility act in concert. 

From The Life of the Spider by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander