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- n. A three-dimensional surface formed by rotation of a catenary
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Chainshaped; catenary.
- n. The surface of revolution of the catenary. Meusnier found (1776) that every minimal surface of revolution is the catenoid.
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