funicular
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cableOf, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the umbilical cord.
(not comparable)Having a fleshy covering of the seed formed from the funiculus, the attachment point of the seed.
(not comparable)Synonym of catenary.
More definitions
- relating to or operated by a cable
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Latin fūniculus (“thinner cord”), diminutive from fūnis (“rope, cord”) + -culus. By sFrom Latin fūniculus (“thinner cord”), diminutive from fūnis (“rope, cord”) + -culus. By surface analysis, funicul(us) + -ar.
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