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Definition of Catenoid
1. Noun. (geometry) A three-dimensional surface formed by rotation of a catenary ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Catenoid
1. a geometric surface [n -S]
Medical Definition of Catenoid
1. 1. Like a chain, such as a chain of fungus spores or a colony of protozoa in which the individuals are joined end to end. Synonym: catenulate. 2. Surface of net zero curvature generated by the rotation of a catenary (curve of repose of a suspended chain); the interventricular septum of the heart in idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis resembles a catenoid, which makes it ineffective in increasing intracavity pressure or in reducing its volume as defined in Laplace's law. Origin: L. Catena, chain, + G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catenoid
Literary usage of Catenoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Statics with Applications to Physics by George Minchin Minchin (1889)
"This holds at all points on the quasi- catenoid AaC, since (a) is everywhere ...
Hence to change the film from the catenoid BAG to the quasi-catenoid BaC, ..."
2. Treatise on Physics by Andrew Gray (1901)
"A catenoid bounded at the ends by two open rings is stable when t he tangents at
the extremities of the generating catenary intersect ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The only surface of revolution having this property is the catenoid formed by the
... This catenoid, however, is in stable equilibrium only when the portion ..."
4. A Treatise on Hydromechanics by William Henry Besant (1891)
"When there is only one catenoid it is unstable. There is also a discontinuous
solution of the problem, consisting of the two circles formed by the ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1833)
"The .only surface of revolution having this property is the catenoid formed by
... This catenoid, however, is in stable equilibrium only when the portion ..."
6. House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d by United States Congress. House (1866)
"We now raise the upper ring aud a laminar catenoid is seen extending from one to the
... might be expected, the laminar catenoid of the experiment of § 3, ..."
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