funicular

  • 11Funicular — Vías de un funicular en Los Ángeles. Funicular d …

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  • 12Funicular — ► adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino 1 Se aplica a todo vehículo usado para subir y bajar pendientes, movido a tracción por cuerdas, cables o cadenas: ■ subió al monasterio de la montaña en funicular. ► adjetivo 2 ANATOMÍA, ZOOLOGÍA Se aplica al… …

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  • 13funicular — {{#}}{{LM F18477}}{{〓}} {{SynF18959}} {{[}}funicular{{]}} ‹fu·ni·cu·lar› {{《}}▍ adj.inv./s.m.{{》}} {{♂}}Referido a un vehículo o a una cabina,{{♀}} que se desplazan arrastrados por una cuerda, un cable o una cadena: • Este funicular sube hasta la …

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  • 14funicular — I. adjective Etymology: Latin funiculus Date: 1664 1. having the form of or associated with a cord usually under tension 2. [New Latin funiculus] of, relating to, or being a funiculus 3. of, relating to, or being a funicular < a funicular system&#8230; …

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  • 15funicular — s m Vehículo de transporte entre montañas o para remontar grandes pendientes, que consiste de una canastilla en la que caben una o varias personas, colgada de un cable y movida mediante un motor en un extremo del cable y un sistema de poleas:&#8230; …

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  • 16funicular — [[t]fjuːnɪ̱kjʊlə(r)[/t]] N SING A funicular or a funicular railway is a type of railway which goes up a very steep hill or mountain. A machine at the top of the slope pulls the carriage up the rails by a steel rope …

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  • 17funicular — /fyooh nik yeuh leuhr/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a rope or cord, or its tension. 2. worked by a rope or the like. n. 3. See funicular railway. [1655 65; < L funicul(us) (see FUNICULUS) + AR1] * * * …

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  • 18funicular — adj. Funicular is used with these nouns: ↑railway …

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  • 19funicular — Synonyms and related words: Amtrak, baggage train, cable railroad, cable railway, cableway, capillary, choo choo, cirrose, cirrous, cog railroad, cog railway, el, electric, electric train, elevated, express, express train, fibered, fibroid,&#8230; …

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  • 20funicular — [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&#8230; …

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