[fu.nic.u.lar] adj [L funiculus] (1664) 1: having the form of or associated with a cord usu. under tension
2. [NL funiculus]: of, relating to, or being a funiculus
3: of, relating to, or being a funicular "a ~ system"
[2]funicular n (1911): a cable railway ascending a mountain; esp: one in which an ascending car counterbalances a descending car