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fu⋅nic⋅u⋅lar

  [fyoo-nik-yuh-ler]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a rope or cord, or its tension.
2. worked by a rope or the like.
–noun
3. funicular railway.
Origin:
1655–65; < L fūnicul(us) (see funiculus ) + -ar 1
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fu·nic·u·lar   (fyŏŏ-nĭk'yə-lər, fə-)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a rope or cord.

  2. Operated or moved by a cable.

  3. Of, relating to, or constituting a funiculus.

n.  A cable railway on a steep incline, especially such a railway with simultaneously ascending and descending cars counterbalancing one another.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fu·nic·u·lar
Pronunciation: fyu-'nik-y&-l&r, f&-
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or being a funiculus
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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