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cunicular
English
Etymology
Latin cuniculus (“rabbit, burrow”). See cony.
Adjective
cunicular (comparative more cunicular, superlative most cunicular)
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a rabbit.
- 2002, Reginald Hill, Death's Jest-Book, page 79
- I didn't see Albacore until I arrived in the lecture theatre a few minutes before nine and saw his cunicular nose twitch with relief.
- 2002, Reginald Hill, Death's Jest-Book, page 79
Synonyms
- see rabbitlike
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funicular
English
Etymology
From Latin f?niculus (“cord”), diminutive from f?nis (“cord”) + -culus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?kj?l?(?)
Adjective
funicular (comparative more funicular, superlative most funicular)
- Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable
- (medicine) Of or pertaining to the umbilical cord.
- (botany) Having a fleshy covering of the seed formed from the funiculus, the attachment point of the seed.
Derived terms
- funicular railway
Translations
Noun
funicular (plural funiculars)
- A particular type of rail transit system which ascends a steep urban or mountain incline, having usually two cars sharing a single track, with the cars linked by a cable and an arrangement of pulleys such that the descending car assists in the hoisting of the ascending car, i.e. the two cars serve as counterweights for each other.
Synonyms
- funicular railway
Translations
Catalan
Noun
funicular m (plural funiculars)
- cable car, funicular
Further reading
- “funicular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “funicular” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “funicular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “funicular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Adjective
funicular m or f (plural funiculares, comparable)
- funicular (powered by a rope or cable)
Noun
funicular m (plural funiculares)
- funicular (rail transit system which ascends an incline)
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin f?niculus (“cord”), diminutive of f?nis (“cord”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fu.ni.ku?la?]
Noun
funicular n
- rope railway
Spanish
Noun
funicular m (plural funiculares)
- funicular, cable car
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