funicular

funicular
a) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable
b) Having a fleshy covering of the seed formed from the funiculus, the attachment point of the seed.
2. 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.

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  • funicular — FUNICULÁR, funiculare s.n., adj. 1. s.n. Mijloc de transport aerian format din unul sau din mai multe cabluri suspendate pe stâlpi, pe care circulă cabinele cu pasageri şi cărucioarele cu materiale, folosit în regiunile muntoase greu accesibile.… …   Dicționar Român

  • funicular — UK [fjuːˈnɪkjʊlə(r)] / US [fjəˈnɪkjələr] or funicular railway UK / US noun [countable] Word forms funicular : singular funicular plural funiculars Word forms funicular railway : singular funicular railway plural funicular railways a railway with… …   English dictionary

  • Funicular — Fu*nic u*lar, a. [Cf. F. funiculaire.] [1913 Webster] 1. Consisting of a small cord or fiber. [1913 Webster] 2. Dependent on the tension of a cord. [1913 Webster] 3. (Anat.) Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • funicular — adjetivo,sustantivo masculino 1. [Vehículo, cabina] que es arrastrado por medio de un cable o de una cadena: El tren funicular ya no funciona. A la cima se va en funicular. transborda dor funicular …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • funicular — adj. 2 g. 1. Composto de cordas ou cabos. 2. Movido por cordas ou cabos. 3.  [Botânica] Relativo ao funículo. 4.  [Anatomia] Que diz respeito a um cordão ou funículo. • adj. 2 g. s. m. 5. Diz se de ou sistema de transporte no qual a tração é… …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • funicular — (Del lat. funicŭlus, cuerda). 1. adj. Dicho de un vehículo o de un artefacto: Cuya tracción se hace por medio de una cuerda, cable o cadena. U. t. c. s.) 2. Perteneciente o relativo a los funículos. ☛ V. ferrocarril funicular …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • funicular — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a railway on a steep slope) operated by cable with ascending and descending cars counterbalanced. ► NOUN ▪ a funicular railway. ORIGIN from Latin funiculus little rope …   English terms dictionary

  • funicular — [fyo͞o nik′yo͞o lər] adj. [< L funiculus (see FUNICLE) + AR] 1. of or like a funiculus or funiculi 2. of, worked by, or hanging from a rope or cable n. a mountain railway on which counterbalanced cars on parallel sets of rails are pulled up… …   English World dictionary

  • funicular — 1660s, from L. funiculus, dim. of funis “a cord, rope.” …   Etymology dictionary

  • Funicular — For the mathematical and architectural curve known as funicular, see catenary. Funicular in Valparaíso, Chile A funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram like… …   Wikipedia

  • Funicular — Vías de un funicular en Los Ángeles. Funicular d …   Wikipedia Español

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