catenoid
[ kat-n-oid ]
/ ˈkæt nˌɔɪd /
noun Geometry.
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
Origin of catenoid
1875–80; < Latin
catēn(a) a chain +
-oid
Words nearby catenoid
catenaccio,
catenane,
catenary,
catenate,
catenation,
catenoid,
catenulate,
cater,
cater-cornered,
cater-cousin,
cateran
Example sentences from the Web for catenoid
I called one of the bubble forms, if you remember, by its name, catenoid; this is produced when there is no pressure.
Soap-Bubbles |C. V. BoysWe shall notice only two of them, the cylinder and the catenoid.
The only surface of revolution having this property is the catenoid formed by the revolution of a catenary about its directrix.
British Dictionary definitions for catenoid
catenoid
/ (ˈkætəˌnɔɪd) /
noun
the geometrical surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis