Part 1706

<h1>Catelectrotonic</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Cat`e*lec`tro*ton"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Relating to, or characterized by, catelectrotonus.</def>

<h1>Catelectrotonus</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Cat`e*lec*trot"o*nus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ down + <?/ (see <er>Electro-</er>) + <?/ tone.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>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.</def>

<h1>Catena</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Ca*te"na</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Catene</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[L., a chain.]</ety> <def>A chain or series of things connected with each other.</def>

<blockquote>I have . . . in no case sought to construct those <b>caten\'91</b> of games, which it seems now the fashion of commentators to link together. <i>C. J. Ellicott.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Catenary, Catenarian</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw><hw>Cat"e*na*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Cat`e*na"ri*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>catenarius</ets>, fr. <ets>catena</ets> a chain. See <er>Chain</er>.]</ety> <def>Relating to a chain; like a chain; <as>as, a <er>catenary</er> curve</as>.</def>

<h1>Catenary</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Cat"e*na*ry</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <er>Catenaries</er> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>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.</def>

<h1>Catenate</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Cat"e*nate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Catenated</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Catenating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>catenatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>catenare</ets>, fr. <ets>catena</ets> chain. See <er>Chain</er>.]</ety> <def>To connect, in a series of links or ties; to chain.</def>

<i>E. Darwin.</i>

<h1>Catenation</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Cat`e*na"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>catenatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Connection of links or union of parts, as in a chain; a regular or connected series. See <er>Concatenation</er>.</def>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Catenulate</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Ca*ten"u*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>catenuia</ets>, dim. of <ets>catena</ets> chain.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Consisting of little links or chains.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Chainlike; -- said both or color marks and of indentations when arranged like the links of a chain, as on shells, etc.</def>

<h1>Cater</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Ca"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>catour</ets> purchaser, caterer, OF. <ets>acator</ets>, fr. <ets>acater</ets>, F. <ets>acheter</ets>, to buy, provide, fr. LL. <ets>accaptare</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + captare to strive, to seize, intens, of <ets>capere</ets> to take, seize. Cf. <er>Acater</er>, <er>Capacious</er>.]</ety> <def>A provider; a purveyor; a caterer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Cater</h1> <Xpage=227>

<hw>Ca"ter</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Catered</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Catering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From <er>Cater</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions.</def>

<blockquote> providently <b>caters</b> for the sparrow. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by <i>for</i> or <i>to</i>.</def>

<h1>Cater</h1> <Xpage=227>