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  • n  the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points

  • He rejected the Romans' semicircular arch as "too much like a rainbow," the pointed Gothic arch as "too ecclesiastical," finally decided on the simple catenary curvethe form .
  • For instance, he put a fancy catenary roof on a 20-ft.

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