A series of related items. / (soil science) A series of distinct soils arrayed along a slope.

plural of catena

plural of catena

A surname from Italian.

plural of Catena

(chemistry) Any compound having two or more rings interconnected like the links of a chain, without a covalent bond.

plural of catena compound

Relating to a chain; like a chain. / Relating to a catena.

(geometry) The curve described by a flexible chain or a rope if it is supported at each end and is acted upon by no other forces than a uniform gravitational force due to its own weight and variations involving additional and non-uniform forces.

The act or process of catenating. / (chemistry) The ability of a few elements, most especially carbon, to yield chains and rings by forming covalent bonds with atoms of the same element.