Catena
/kəˈtiːnə/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A series of related items.
"And, on the contrary, there is a whole catena of authorities, beginning with Sir Robert Peel and ending with Mr. Lowe, which say that the Banking Department of the Bank of England is only a Bank like any other bank [...]"
- 2 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) wordnet
- 3 A series of distinct soils arrayed along a slope.
"The changes in soil characteristics from the crest to the foot of a slope are together known as a catena."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Italian.
Example
More examples"And, on the contrary, there is a whole catena of authorities, beginning with Sir Robert Peel and ending with Mr. Lowe, which say that the Banking Department of the Bank of England is only a Bank like any other bank [...]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Medieval Latin catena, from Latin catēna (“chain”). Doublet of chain.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian Catena.