Catena (Latin for
chain
A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A ...
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''Catena'' (fly), a genus in the family
Tachinidae
The Tachinidae are a large and variable family of true fly, flies within the insect order Fly, Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. Over 1,300 species have been described in North America alone. Insects in t ...
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Catena (linguistics)
In linguistics, a catena (English pronunciation: , plural catenas or catenae; from Latin for "chain") is a unit of syntax and morphology (linguistics), morphology, closely associated with dependency grammars. It is a more flexible and inclusive un ...
is a unit of syntax and morphology, closely associated with dependency grammars
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Catena (computing)
In computing, a word is any processor design's natural unit of data. A word is a fixed-sized datum handled as a unit by the instruction set or the hardware of the processor. The number of bits or digits in a word (the ''word size'', ''word widt ...
, number of bits transferred in one cycle, in the jargon of some historic machines
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Catenary
In physics and geometry, a catenary ( , ) is the curve that an idealized hanging chain or wire rope, cable assumes under its own weight when supported only at its ends in a uniform gravitational field.
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, a type of curve in mathematics
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Crater chain
A crater chain is a line of Impact crater, craters along the surface of an astronomical body. The descriptor term for crater chains is catena , plural catenae (Latin for "chain"), as specified by the International Astronomical Union's rules on ...
, a line of craters along the surface of an astronomical body
*Farmacia Catena, a trade name of the drug
idebenone
Idebenone, sold under the brand name Raxone among others, is a medication that was initially developed by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive defects. This has been met with limited success ...
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Catena (soil)
A catena in soil science (pedology) is a series of distinct but co-evolving Soil, soils arrayed down a slope. Each soil type or "facet" differs somewhat from its neighbours, but all occur in the same climate and on the same underlying parent materi ...
in pedology, a sequence of soil profiles down a slope
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Catena (cryptography)
The Password Hashing Competition was an open competition announced in 2013 to select one or more password hash functions that can be recognized as a recommended standard. It was modeled after the successful Advanced Encryption Standard process an ...
, a cryptographic algorithm used as a key derivation function
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''Catena'' (soil science journal),
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Catena Paperback
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CATENA: Magazine of the Catenian Association''
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Catena Media
Catena Media is a publicly-traded online gambling information company. It was founded in 2012 and employs 173 people in Malta, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the United States. It provides tips to gamblers, and profits by selling visitor data to ...
, an online media company in Malta
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Catena (biblical commentary), a verse-by-verse biblical commentary
*a prayer said daily by members of the
Legion of Mary
The Legion of Mary (, post-nominal letters, postnominal abbreviation L.O.M.) is an international association of members of the Catholic Church who serve on a Voluntary association, voluntary basis. It was founded in Dublin, as a Roman Catholic ...
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Catena (surname) Catena is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alejandro Catena (born 1994), Spanish footballer
* Elena Catena (1920–2012), Spanish academic
*Gerardo Catena (1902–2000), American mobster
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Catena, San Miniato
Catena is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of San Miniato, province of Pisa.
Catena is about 42 km from Pisa
Pisa ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Tuscany, Central Italy, stra ...
, a village in the province of Pisa, Italy
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International Masonic Union Catena
The International Masonic Union Catena is an international organization of Masonic organizations.
History
The organization was created in 1961 by the Nederlandse grootloge der gemengde vrijmetsalerij, Humanitas – Freimaurergroßloge für Fraue ...
, a masonic organization
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bass bar
In a string instrument, the bass bar is a brace running from the foot of the neck to a position under the bridge, which bears much of the tension of the strings. Bass bars are used:
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