Funicular Definition

fyo͝o-nĭkyə-lər, fə-
adjective
Of or like a funiculus or funiculi.
Webster's New World
Of, worked by, or hanging from a rope or cable.
Webster's New World
Operated or moved by a cable.
American Heritage
Of, relating to, or constituting a funiculus.
American Heritage

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

Wiktionary
noun
A mountain railway on which counterbalanced cars on parallel sets of rails are pulled up and lowered by cables.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Funicular

Noun

Singular:
funicular
Plural:
funiculars

Origin of Funicular

  • From Latin fūniculus (“cord”), diminutive from fūnis (“cord”) + -culus.

    From Wiktionary

Funicular Sentence Examples

  • A climate station is established on the hill of Brunate (2350 ft.) above the town to the E., reached by a funicular railway.

  • A funicular railway connects the upper town with the central railway station and with Ouchy, the port of Lausanne on the lake of Geneva.

  • Two miles north-west of the town lies the Neroberg (800 ft.), whence a fine view of the surrounding country is obtained, and which is reached by a funicular railway from Beausite, and 6 m.

  • Among these are many funicular cog-wheel lines, climbing up to considerable heights, so up to Marren (5368 ft.), over the Wengern Alp (6772 ft.), up to the Schynige Platte (6463 ft.), and many others still in the state of projects.

  • Three funicular railways from different points of the city give access to the highest parts of the hills behind the town.

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