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catena

  (kə-tē'nə)

A closely linked series, especially of excerpted writings or commentaries.

[Latin catēna, chain.]

A sequence of soil types arising from the same parent rock, but distinct from each other because of the variations, such as drainage, leaching, and mass movement arising from differences in topography.

Catena

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)

The word catena (often with Latin-type plural catenae) has various meanings:

• It is the Latin word for "chain".
• A chain of similarly sized impact craters, in planetary geology.
• The Counts of Catena is a title held by certain members of the Maltese nobility.
• The Catena is a prayer said daily by members of the Legion of Mary. It consists mainly of the Magnificat.
• A collection of commentaries on Bible books.
• The International Masonic Union Catena, a masonic organization.
• A prefix used in inorganic chemical nomenclature to indicate a chain structure.^[1]

See also: catenary.

References

1. ^ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. "catena-". Compendium of Chemical Terminology Internet edition.

External links

• The Catena
• The Magnificat

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