Dictionary.com

funicular

[ fyoo-nik-yuh-ler ]
/ fyuˈnɪk yə lər /
Save This Word!

adjective
of or relating to a rope or cord, or its tension.
worked by a rope or the like.
noun
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?

Origin of funicular

1655–65; <Latin fūnicul(us) (see funiculus) + -ar1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use funicular in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for funicular

funicular
/ (fjuːˈnɪkjʊlə) /

noun
Also called: funicular railway a railway up the side of a mountain, consisting of a counterbalanced car sat either end of a cable passing round a driving wheel at the summit
adjective
relating to or operated by a rope, cable, etc
of or relating to a funicle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK