History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
chord

a straight line that joins two points on the circumference of a circle or the ends of an arc

arched, rounded line or object

curve

a line of which no part is straight, e.g. part of the edge of a circle

arched, rounded line or object

hyperbola

a curve of two equal parts formed by cutting through both bases of a double cone

arched, rounded line or object

parabola

a flat curve formed by cutting a cone along a line parallel to its side

arched, rounded line or object

CATENARY as in Wiktionary
CATENARY as in Wikipedia