Catenary

Webster's Practical Dictionary- A Practical Dictionary of the Englih Language · 1884 · p. 69

kafe-na-rY, n. (Geoni.) The curve of a cord hanging between two points not in the same vertical line. — Cat'enary, -na/rian, a. Pert, to or like a chain. — Catenate, -nat, v. t. To connect, in a series of links. — Catena'' tion, n. Union of parts, as in a chain.