Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
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
