CATELECTROTONIC
Cat`e*lec`tro*ton"ic, a. (Physics)
Defn: Relating to, or characterized by, catelectrotonus.
CATELECTROTONUS
Cat`e*lec*trot"o*nus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Electro-) + (Physics)
Defn: The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode, on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
CATENA
Ca*te"na, n.; pl. Catene. Etym: [L., a chain.]
Defn: A chain or series of things connected with each other.
I have . . . in no case sought to construct those catenæ of games,
which it seems now the fashion of commentators to link together. C.
J. Ellicott.
CATENARY; CATENARIAN Cat"e*na*ry, Cat`e*na"ri*an, a. Etym: [L. catenarius, fr. catena a chain. See Chain.]
Defn: Relating to a chain; like a chain; as, a catenary curve.
CATENARY
Cat"e*na*ry, n.; pl. Catenaries (. (Geol.)
Defn: The curve formed by a rope or chain of uniform density and perfect flexibility, hanging freely between two points of suspension, not in the same vertical line.