funicular

Speech parts

1. funicular - Noun

2. funicular - Adjective

Meaning

Consisting of a small cord or fiber.

Dependent on the tension of a cord.

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

funicular railway cable railway local choo-choo electric train cable railway express railroad rope tram fibrous capillary gondola
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Antonyms

thick fat across the board road train land train

Hypernyms

railway railroad railway line railroad line railway system

Phrases with the word

funicular polygon

Examples

I like being on my own better than I like anything else, but I can't give up love. Maybe it's the tension between longing and aloneness that I need. My own funicular railway, holding in balance the two things most likely to destroy me. Jeanette Winterson

funicular railway Source: Internet

A cable car cannot climb as steep a grade as a funicular, but many more cars can be operated with a single cable, making it more flexible, and allowing a higher capacity. Source: Internet

A few funicular railways operate in street traffic, and because of this operation are often incorrectly described as cable cars. Source: Internet

A funicular railway leads from the Marzili district to the Bundeshaus. Source: Internet

Due to a lack of funds was the first section of the funicular was not opened until 1890. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

funic funicity funicle funicular polygon funicular railway funiculate