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the generat Properry oF the Catenaria is caten.
Suppose a Line heary and Aexible, ihc rrvo
chose POinEs; By iEs Weiphe iE iS bEHE IntO a CCF
cain Curve FAD, wtrich is called ehe Catenaria.
and an Incision be made in che Perineum.
CATHETERISMOS, is ihie Administrarion
Extreams of wwhich F and D are tirmly sixed in or Operarion ot injectins any chins inco che Blad-
der by a Catheter or a Syrince.
CATHELI, in 2 Riphic Angled Triongle, are
ehc Sides includinq che Righe Anele. IF ic le in
the Singular Number, Carhetus.
CATHETOS. ic signities the Perpendicular on-
ly, che ocher Les beins called rheBale. AIIOCa-
thetus, in Catoperictes, hignities a Linc dramu trom
the Point oF ReRection perpendicular io rhe Plane
ot che CrtaIS.
CATEETOS, in Archirecture, is catsen POr a
Line suppoled directly ro traverse. ihe midale ok
2 Cylindrical Body, 25 of a Ballister or Column.
L. Let BD and b d be parallet ro the Fori. In che Lonicle Ctrapirer ic is allo a Line Falline
20n, A B perpendicular t0 B D, and D s par2l-
el co AB, and che Poines B b infinitely neaF 10
cach ocher. From che Laws ot Mechanicks any 3
Porvers in sEquilibrio are rO one anocher as che
pervendicularly, and passins chroueh etie Centes
Oc Lye OF che Voluta.
CATHIELOS of Incidence, is a RiphE Line
draun trom a Poine ot the Object, perpehdiculae
Lines parallel co che Lines oF cheir direction (orin-ro che Retectins Line.
elined in any siren Ansle) and cerminaced by cheir
murual Concourles. Hlence it D d exprestestheab
Folure Graviry of che Particle D d (as ic will it ve
aliow che Chain ro be erery way uniform) chen DS
vill exprels rhac part ot che Gravicy chac acts per
pendiculariy uxon Dd, and by themeans of wwhict
Ehis Parricle endeavours to reduce ic selF eO a V er-
cical Position; (0 char it chis Lineola d s bc con
canc, the perpendicular Action ot Craviry upOr
he parrs oF rhe Chain wvill be constane roo, and
may cheretore be expressed by any siven Righr
Line a Parrher, ihe Lineola D s will exprels
che Force which aets against chac Conarus ot the
Particle D d (by wrtrich ic endeavours eo reltore
ic self inco a Posicion perpendicular ro rhe LTorizon)
andhinders ir trom doins so: This Force procceds
trom che ponderous Line D A drawins accordins
eo the Direction D d, andis (caeteris paribus) pro
porcional co che Linc D A Which is the caule oF ie
Suppolins che Curre F AD; cheretore as betore
evtiole Verrex (che Lowvest Point ot che Catena
A, ax I5 A B, ordinare BD, Fluxion oF thC AX
DS=Bb, Fluxion ot che Ordinare d S, the Re
lation OF chese 2 Fluxions is chuS, viz. ds
Da:: a: D A Curre; wotich is the Fundamenrs
Properey ot rhe Curre, and may be thus exprel
sed spuirins AB= x, and BD = 7, and AD= 0
CATLTARPINOS, are (mall Ropes in a Stii
runmin in licele Blocks From one side ot ché
Shrouds ro che ocher near rheDeck, cher belons
ontr co the Main. Shrouds, and Fore-Shronds:
CATHETOS of Restection, OE Cartietus of che
Eye, is a Riphe Line deaun trom che Lye perpen
dicular ro che Refectine Linc.
CATHYPHNIA, a deep or protound SlecP:
Cuch 25 Men are in by cakins Opiates, or by le
charBy, C9c.
CATO CATTIARTICK Medicines; are TachaS
work donnwards and purse by Scool only?
Thele are calied also Caroretieks.
CATOCHIE, che same ich Cacalepsis.
CATOPSIS. ehc Came wich Mopia.
CATOPTRICRS, isthac parr oF che Science ot
Opticks which erears of Restex vision, and explains
he Lars and Properries oF Restexion.
CATORETTEKS, thc same wich Cacbarcicks.
CATT Or Catr. Flead, 2 large piece ot Timber
(0 called in a Strio; ris Fastened alote over che
Eamse, travins ac one end euo Shivers, in which
is recred a Rope with a Block, and ae rhe end ot
the Rope a large Hlook, Wrtrich is called che Catr
Ttooke: les ule is to erile up che Anchor trom che
Flamse co the cop OF the Fore-Castle, Where there i
Fastened a Scopper (1. c. 2 piece ot Rope spliced
into ic) aE che Anctor, wrtich terres ro hiuch ehe
Hlook oF chis Catr.Roxe into che Rins oF rhe An
ChOr.
Renines Dehind the Scern) ro which a Cable vi
TTamser is broushe, a Strix (upon occalion) is
hreaved a- Atern.
CAVALIEK, in Forrification, is a Hleap O
MalS oF Farch raised in a Forrrels, to lodge the
Their ule is co torce che Shrouds cauphr, Cor the Cannon tor scourins ihe Fiela, o pl
ease and latery ot che MaAs wrhen cheChip rowls;
Commanding Work. Thele Cavaliers are loine.
chey are also ac che serrins on ot che Purrocks ot cimes ot a Rourd, Lomerimes ot a Square Fisure,
ehe Stronds, buc chere chez do nor run in Blocks, tho Top being bordered wirh a Parapet co covet
bucare made fast
ehe Cannon cherein mounced. There muA bC 12
EATLTARTICK, is a purging Medicine wrhich Foor berween Cannon and Cannon; and il chey
cleanles che Scomach, che Curs, and whacloever
are railed on esse tinclolure ot any place, Wherter
is virious and heterozeneous in the Blood, and in che midale oEche Currin, or in the Cioree OE Ba
chrows ic into che Common Shore ot che Curs. Rion, are generally 15 O rB Foor high above he
Blanchard. Sec Purgatio CS Vomitorium.
CATHEMERINA Febris, chesame wittu a Duo
ridian.
Lerreplain oFThe RAMPAFE.
Cvalier is lomerimes ca leu a udre Bastion.
and is desiened ro overlock the Rnemies Baccuries
Contruction Geomelsicalo. In 1he Peac 1697. jis chens ux he Yaca imo ehe Blactalet, co provone
che Monch ot durust, Dr. Crecory publiched a Me. Orine when is suppressed by che Sione; or into
od ot Inveltisarion ot che Former and Come wrhole Cariry an Instrumene called Linerarium is
orhes nem Proxerties of chis Curre which vou willchrust co. Eind our che Scone in che Bladder, chac
sind chere, trom whence chis Mechod ot tindins ehen che Sphineter ot che Bladder may be honn.
CALL. LIOLES, in 2 SP, adC LBleS I het
Scern abr the Cun- Room LOH, and chrorigti
them, by neans ot a stem. past (chac is, Come ta-
CAVd.
AEHE LCM,  3 Fiulouo loer  fade ld redtt lher Lletiet.