\Fu*nic"u*lar\, a. [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.