Definition of funicular Funicular

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We found 8 definitions of funicular from 4 different sources.

What does funicular mean?

Adjective
funicular - relating to or operated by a cable; "funicular railway"

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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.

funicular (a.)
Consisting of a small cord or fiber.
funicular (a.)
Dependent on the tension of a cord.
funicular (a.)
Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament.