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adjective

Funicular adj.

Consisting of a small cord or fiber.

Dependent on the tension of a cord.

(Anat.) Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament.

Funicular action (Mech.), 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.

Funicular curve. Same as Catenary.

Funicular machine (Mech.), 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.

Funicular polygon (Mech.), the polygonal figure assumed by a cord fastened at its extremities, and sustaining weights at different points.

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Etymology of 'Funicular'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Funicular" Quotes from Famous Books

... it all be spoilt and vulgarised?" said Delaine, with a shrug. "Next year, I suppose, a funicular, to the top of ...

— Lady Merton, Colonist • Mrs. Humphry Ward

Words linked to "Funicular" : cable, railway line, railway system, railway, railroad, car, funicular railway