English-Thai Dictionary
funicular
A เกี่ยวกับ เชือก หรือ สายสะดือ เกี่ยวกับ ความตึง ของ เชือก ที่ กระทำ โดย เชือก
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FUNICULAR
a.Consisting of a small cord or fiber.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FUNICULAR
Fu *nic "u *lar, a. Etym: [Cf. F. funiculaire. ]
1. Consisting of a small cord or fiber.
2. Dependent on the tension of a cord.
3. (Anat. )
Defn: Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular ligament. Funicular action (Mech. ), the force or action exerted by a rope in drawing together the supports to which its ends are Fastened, when acted upon by forces applied in a direction transverse to the rope, as in the archer's bow. -- Funicular curve. Same as Catenary. -- Funicular machine (Mech. ), an apparatus for illustrating certain principles in statics, consisting of a cord or chain attached at one end to a fixed point, and having the other passed over a pulley and sustaining a weight, while one or more other weights are suspended from the cord at points between the fixed support and the pulley. -- Funicular polygon (Mech. ), the polygonal figure assumed by a cord fastened at its extremities, and sustaining weights at different points.
New American Oxford Dictionary
funicular
fu nic u lar |fyo͝oˈnikyələr fjuˈnɪkjələr | ▶adjective 1 (of a railroad, esp. one on a mountainside ) operating by cable with ascending and descending cars counterbalanced. 2 of or relating to a rope or its tension. ▶noun a railroad operating in such a way. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘of or like a cord or thread ’): from Latin funiculus (diminutive of funis ‘rope ’) + -ar 1 .
Oxford Dictionary
funicular
funicular |fjʊˈnɪkjʊlə, fəˈnɪk -| ▶adjective 1 (of a railway, especially one on a mountainside ) operating by cable with ascending and descending cars counterbalanced. 2 relating to a rope or its tension. ▶noun a funicular railway. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘of or like a cord or thread ’): from Latin funiculus (diminutive of funis ‘rope ’) + -ar 1 .
Spanish Dictionary
funicular
funicular adjetivo /nombre masculino [vehículo ] Que se mueve arrastrado mediante una cuerda, cable o cadena de tracción, normalmente usado en terrenos de fuerte desnivel :ferrocarril funicular; no hay teleféricos ni funiculares hasta la cima, pero los que suben pueden ahorrarse gran parte del camino conduciendo sus automóviles hasta los 2 400 m de altitud .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado del latín funiculus ‘cordón, cuerdecita ’, diminutivo de funis ‘cuerda ’, por funcionar por medio de cuerdas .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
funicular
fu nic u lar /fjuːnɪ́kjələ r /形容詞 ロープ [ケーブル ]で動かされる .名詞 C ケーブル鉄道 (funicular railway ).