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Webster 1913 Edition
Funicular
Fu-nic′u-lar
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
funiculaire
.] 1.
Consisting of a small cord or fiber.
2.
Dependent on the tension of a cord.
3.
(Anat.)
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Funicular
FUNIC'ULAR
,Adj.