funicular Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
funicular railway; cable railway.
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adjective relating to or operated by a cable
- funicular railway
WordNet
Fu*nic"u*lar adjective
Etymology
Cf. F.Definitions
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Consisting of a small cord or fiber. -
Dependent on the tension of a cord. -
(Anat.) Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament .