Definitions for funicularfyuˈnɪk yə lər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fu•nic•u•larfyuˈnɪk yə lər(adj.)
of or pertaining to a rope or cord, or its tension.
Category: Mechanics
worked by a rope or the like.
Category: Mechanics
Category: Railroads
Ref: funicular railway.
Origin of funicular:
1655–65; < L fūnicul(us) (see funiculus ) + -ar1
Princeton's WordNet
cable railway, funicular, funicular railway(adj)
a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
funicular(adj)
relating to or operated by a cable
"funicular railway"
Wiktionary
funicular(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.
funicular(Adjective)
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable
funicular(Adjective)
Having a fleshy covering of the seed formed from the funiculus, the attachment point of the seed.
Origin: From funiculus, diminutive from funis + -culus.
Webster Dictionary
Funicular(adj)
consisting of a small cord or fiber
Funicular(adj)
dependent on the tension of a cord
Funicular(adj)
pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament
Translations for funicular
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
funicular(noun)
a kind of railway in which carriages are pulled uphill by cable etc.
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- قِطار سِلْكيArabic
- въженBulgarian
- funicularPortuguese (BR)
- lanová dráhaCzech
- die DrahtseilbahnGerman
- tovbaneDanish
- τελεφερίκGreek
- funicularSpanish
- köisraudteeEstonian
- قطار کابلیFarsi
- köysirataFinnish
- funiculaireFrench
- רַכֶּבֶת כְּבָלִיםHebrew
- बिजली के तारों पर चलने वाली रेलHindi
- žičana željeznica, uspinjačaCroatian
- drótkötélpályaHungarian
- kereta kabelIndonesian
- togbrautIcelandic
- funicolareItalian
- ケーブル鉄道Japanese
- 강삭 철도Korean
- funikulierius, keltuvasLithuanian
- funikulierisLatvian
- kereta kabelMalay
- kabelbaanDutch
- kabel-/taubaneNorwegian
- kolejka linowaPolish
- قطار کابلیPersian
- ریلPashto
- funicularPortuguese
- funicularRomanian
- фуникулёрRussian
- (pozemná) lanovkaSlovak
- žičnicaSlovenian
- žičaraSerbian
- bergbanaSwedish
- กระเช้าThai
- füniküler, kablolu işleyen trenTurkish
- 纜索鐵道Chinese (Trad.)
- фунікулер, канатна залізницяUkrainian
- پہاڑی تار پر چلنے والی ریل سے متعلقUrdu
- đường sắt leo núiVietnamese
- 缆索铁道Chinese (Simp.)
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