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catenas

catenas is the plural of catena.

Meaning of catena

Noun

catena (plural catenas or catenae)

  1. A series of related items.
    • And, on the contrary, there is a whole catena of authorities, beginning with Sir Robert Peel and ending with Mr. Lowe, which say that the Banking Department of the Bank of England is only a Bank like any other bank [...]1873, Walter Bagehot, Lombard Street
  2. (soil science) A series of distinct soils arrayed along a slope.
    • The changes in soil characteristics from the crest to the foot of a slope are together known as a catena.2000, Ewan Anderson, Middle East: Geography and Geopolitics, Routledge, →ISBN, page 55

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Proper noun capitalized: Catenas

Catenas

  1. (plural) plural of Catena

Questions about catenas

What is catenas the plural of?
Catenas is the plural of catena.
What part of speech is catenas?
Catenas is a proper noun.

Words near catenas in the dictionary

  1. catenaries
  2. catenarin
  3. catenary
  4. catenary bridge
  5. catenary bridges
  6. catenas
  7. catenase
  8. catenate
  9. catenated
  10. catenates
  11. catenating

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