funicular
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funicular
Rhymes with -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)
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From Latin fūniculus (“thinner cord”), diminutive from fūnis (“rope, cord”) + -culus. By surface analysis, funicul(us) + -ar.
adjective
- Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
- Of or pertaining to the umbilical cord.
- Having a fleshy covering of the seed formed from the funiculus, the attachment point of the seed.
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Synonym of catenary.
Similar: catenary
noun funiculars
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A particular type of rail transit system which ascends a steep urban or mountain incline, having usually two cars sharing a single pair of tracks, with the cars linked by a moving 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.
England's funiculars mostly hug the coast, and this is no coincidence. The development of the Victorian and Edwardian seaside resort played a central role in the uptake of funicular railways across England.
Similar: funicular railway, cliff railway
Translations
Every language
adj powered by a rope or cable
| Português | funicular |
|---|---|
| Français | funiculaire |
noun rail transit system
| Español | funicular |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 강삭철도 gangsakcheoldo |
| 日本語 | 鋼索鉄道 kōsaku tetsudō, ケーブルカー kēburu-kā |
| 中文 | 纜索鐵路 /缆索铁路 lǎnsuǒ tiělù |
| हिन्दी | रज्जुरेल rajjurel |
| Português | funicular |
| Français | funiculaire |
| Deutsch | Standseilbahn |
| Italiano | funicolare |
| Română | funicular |
| Русский | фуникулёр funikuljór |
| العربية | سِكَّة حَدِيد مُعَلَّقَة sikkat ḥadīd muʕallaqa, سِكَّة حَدِيد وَتَرِيَّة sikkat ḥadīd watariyya |
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