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懸垂線 (けんすいせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

懸けん垂すい線せん

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ん

Meanings

1

catenary

Mathematical term for the curve formed by a hanging flexible chain or cable under uniform gravity.

吊つり橋ばしのケーブルは懸けん垂すい線せんを描

えが

く

。

The cable of a suspension bridge forms a catenary.

Kanji

懸state of suspension, hang, depend
垂droop, suspend, hang
線line, track

Related words

放ほう物ぶつ線せん
A parabola, which is a different curve; a catenary is often mistaken for a parabola but is mathematically distinct.

Built from

懸けん垂すい+線せん

Etymology

Compound of 懸垂 (kensui, 'hanging, suspension') and 線 (sen, 'line, curve'). The term was coined in Japanese as a calque of the English 'catenary' or its European equivalents.