funicular
pronunciation
How to pronounce funicular in British English:
UK [fju:ˈnɪkjələ(r)]
How to pronounce funicular in American English:
US [fjʊˈnɪkjəlɚ, fə-]
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- Noun:
- a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
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- Adjective:
- relating to or operated by a cable
Word Origin
- funicular
- funicular: [19] A funicular railway is literally one that runs on a ‘rope’. The word was coined from Latin fūniculus, a diminutive form of fūnis ‘rope’ (a word of uncertain origin from which comes Italian fune ‘cable, rope’). Fūnus also gave English funambulist ‘tightrope walker’ [18].=> funambulist
- funicular (adj.)
- 1660s, from funicle "a small cord" (1660s), from Latin funiculus "a slender rope," diminutive of funis "a cord, rope," of unknown etymology. De Vaan suggests it is a derivative of the root of filum. A funicular railway (1874) is one worked by a cable from a stationary engine.
Example
- 1. We want to buy elevators and funicular cars .
- 2. And I hopped the funicular to the dumbwaiter .
- 3. Later I take the funicular train , with its outstanding panoramic views .
- 4. Follow the funicular to fun .
- 5. City scape from the funicular to castle hill .