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catena
[kuh-tee-nuh]
noun
plural
catenaea chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
catena
/ əˈپːə /
noun
a connected series, esp of patristic comments on the Bible
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of catena1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of catena1
Example Sentences
Catenanes are molecules in which two or more molecular rings are entangled like the links of a chain2; indeed, their name derives from catena, the Latin word for chain.
They are looking for chains of depressions known as catenae.
One of the persons present having changed places, Eusapia utters complaints: "La catena! la catena!"
St. Matthew in vermilion with catena in black.
The Greek original of most of the first sentence is preserved in a catena on Deuteronomy, Cod.
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