of a rope or cord; operated by means of a rope or cable
funicular railway, steep railway operated by means of a cable which raises and lowers the cars (often with the ascending car counterbalancing the descending one)
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Funicular Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament.
Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament.
(a.)
Dependent on the tension of a cord.
Dependent on the tension of a cord.
(a.)
Consisting of a small cord or fiber.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutConsisting of a small cord or fiber.
funicular
\fu*nic"u*lar\ (?), a. [cf. f. funiculaire.]
1. consisting of a small cord or fiber.
2. dependent on the tension of a cord.
3. (anat.) pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament.
funicular
action (mech.), the force or action exerted by a rope in drawing together the supports to which its ends are fastened, when acted upon by forces applied in a direction transverse to the rope, as in the archer's bow.
funicular
curve. same as catenary.
funicular
machine (mech.), an apparatus for illustrating certain principles in statics, consisting of a cord or chain attached at one end to a fixed point, and having the other passed over a pulley and sustaining a weight, while one or more other weights are suspended from the cord at points between the fixed support and the pulley.
funicular
polygon (mech.), the polygonal figure assumed by a cord fastened at its extremities, and sustaining weights at different points.
funicular
adj : relating to or operated by a cable; "funicular railway" n : a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars [syn: cable railway, funicular railway]
similar words(2)
funicular cord
funicular railway
a cable railway ascending a mountain; especially : one in which an ascending car counterbalances a descending car
Example sentence:
"For a panoramic view of the Riviera and the old forts surrounding the city, take the funicular from Largo della Zecca up to Monte Righi." (_The Washington Post_, August 25, 2002)
Example sentence:
"For a panoramic view of the Riviera and the old forts surrounding the city, take the funicular from Largo della Zecca up to Monte Righi." (_The Washington Post_, August 25, 2002)
Noun
1. a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
(synonym) cable railway, funicular railway
(hypernym) railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system
(part-meronym) cable car, car
Adjective
1. relating to or operated by a cable; "funicular railway"
(pertainym) cable
Funicular Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
A funicular shape is one similar to that taken by a suspended chain or string subjected to a particular loading.
Funicular Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope; the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalance each other.
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