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

• The Latin word for "chain".
• A form of Biblical commentary.
• A type of curve in mathematics, also known as a catenary.
• A sequence of soil profiles along a hillslope.^[1]
• A chain of similarly sized impact craters, in planetary geology.
• The Counts of Catena are titular members of the Maltese nobility.
• A prayer said daily by members of the Legion of Mary. It consists mainly of the Magnificat.
• The International Masonic Union Catena, a masonic organization.
• A prefix used in inorganic chemical nomenclature to indicate a chain structure.^[2]
• The trade name of a idebenone in Canada.

People

• Gerardo Catena (1902-2000), New York mobster
• Marina Catena, director of the United Nations World Food Program in Paris
• Paulus Catena (4th century), imperial notary
• Vincenzo Catena (c. 1470 - 1531), Venetian painter

References

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From Wikispecies

Catena may mean:

• In the Regnum Animalia - Catena Rikhter, 1975 (Diptera : Tachinidae)
  • Catena Schröder, Medioli & Scott, 1989 (Foraminifera : Baculellidae) appears to fall within the scope of the ICZN, and is therefore an invalid junior homonym of Catena Rikhter
• In the Regnum Plantae - Catena R. Chodat (Chlorophyta : Chlorellaceae)