Funicular
Word | FUNICULAR |
Character | 9 |
Hyphenation | fu nic u lar |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Funicular"
What do we mean by funicular?
Of, relating to, or resembling a rope or cord. adjective
Operated or moved by a cable. adjective
Of, relating to, or constituting a funiculus. adjective
A cable railway on a steep incline, especially such a railway with simultaneously ascending and descending cars counterbalancing one another. noun
In anatomy: Resembling a cord or rope: a term used in describing the arrangement of muscle- or nerve-fibers.
Having the character of a funicle; constituting a funiculus; relating to the hypothesis of a funiculus, or self-contracting ether.
In anatomy, relating or pertaining to the funis umbilicalis: as, the funicular process of the peritoneum.
The funicular polygon. noun
Consisting of a small cord or fiber. adjective
Dependent on the tension of a cord. adjective
Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi. adjective
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. adjective
Same as Catenary. adjective
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. adjective
The polygonal figure assumed by a cord fastened at its extremities, and sustaining weights at different points. adjective
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable adjective
Having a fleshy covering of the seed formed from the funiculus, the attachment point of the seed. adjective
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. noun
Relating to or operated by a cable adjective
A railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars 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.
Synonyms and Antonyms for Funicular
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