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Definition of Funicular

1. Adjective. Relating to or operated by a cable. "Funicular railway"

2. Noun. A railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars.

Definition of Funicular

1. a. Consisting of a small cord or fiber.

Definition of Funicular

1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable ¹

2. Adjective. (botany) Having a fleshy covering of the seed formed from the funiculus, the attachment point of the seed. ¹

3. Noun. A particular type of rail transit system which ascends a steep urban or mountain incline, having usually two cars sharing a single track, with the cars linked by a cable and an arrangement of pulleys such that the descending car assists in the hoisting of the ascending car, i.e. the two cars serve as counterweights for each other. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Funicular

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Funicular

1. 1. Consisting of a small cord or fibre. 2. Dependent on the tension of a cord. 3. Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament. Funicular action, the polygonal figure assumed by a cord fastened at its extremities, and sustaining weights at different points. Origin: Cf. F. Funiculaire. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Funicular

fungus family fungus genus fungus gnat fungus kingdom fungus order funguses funguslike fungusproof fungusproofed fungusproofing

funhouses funic funicle funicles funicular (current term) funicular graft funicular myelitis funicular myelosis funicular railway funicular souffle

funiculars funiculate funiculi funiculi medullae spinalis funiculus

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