cablecurve
nounUK /ˈkeɪbəlkɜːv/
US /ˈkeɪbəlkɜːrv/
A cablecurve is a smooth bend in a cable or rope.
The engineer checked the cablecurve to make sure the wire was not bent too sharply.
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2. A curved section of a suspension bridge's main cable.
The cablecurve of the bridge dips low between the two towers.
3. A mathematical curve used to describe how a hanging cable shapes itself.
The students plotted the cablecurve to model the hanging chain.
4. A bend in a cable railway track.
The tram slowed down as it reached the cablecurve near the station.