catenoid
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of catenoid
1875–80; < Latin catēn ( a ) a chain + -oid
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Hence the film in the form of the catenoid which is nearest the axis is in unstable equilibrium under the condition that it is exposed to equal pressures within and without.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
The only surface of revolution having this property is the catenoid formed by the revolution of a catenary about its directrix.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
I called one of the bubble forms, if you remember, by its name, catenoid; this is produced when there is no pressure.
From Soap-Bubbles and the Forces Which Mould Them by C. V. (Charles Vernon) Boys
Hence if a film in the form of the catenoid which is nearest the axis be displaced towards the axis, it will tend to move farther towards the axis and will collapse.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
Hence a catenoid whose directrix coincides with the axis of revolution has at every point its principal radii of curvature equal and opposite, so that the mean curvature of the surface is zero.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
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