Fu·nic·u·lar a.
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.
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