# funicular

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #72,329

## Definitions
1. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or powered by a rope or cable.
2. Of or pertaining to the umbilical cord.
3. Having a fleshy covering of the seed formed from the funiculus, the attachment point of the seed.
4. Synonym of catenary.

## Etymology
From Latin fūniculus (“thinner cord”), diminutive from fūnis (“rope, cord”) + -culus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/funicular