The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CATENARY which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2010.
Shape described by the [circled letters] crossword clue answers
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CATENARY | 100 % | 8 |
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Crossword Answer definitions
CATENARY adjective- Relating to a chain; like a chain.
- Relating to a catena.
- The curve described by a flexible chain or a rope if it is supported at each end and is acted upon only by no other forces than a uniform gravitational force due to its own weight and variations involving additional and non-uniform forces.
- Any physical cable, rope, chain, or other weight-supporting structure taking such geometric shape, as a suspension cable for a bridge or a power-transmission line or an arch for a bridge or roof.
- The curve of an anchor cable from the seabed to the vessel; it should be horizontal at the anchor so as to bury the flukes.
- A cable, the segments of which between supports take a catenary geometric shape, supporting in turn an overhead conductor that provides trains, trams or trolley buses with electricity, or the combination of the conductor, the cable, and supports.
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