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funicular vs railway system

railway system vs funicular

funicular and railway system both are nouns.

funicular is an adjective but railway system is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
funicular Yes Yes No No
railway system Yes No No No
As nouns, railway system is a hypernym of funicular; that is, railway system is a word with a broader meaning than funicular:
  • funicular: a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
  • railway system: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
Other hypernyms of funicular include railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line.
funicular (noun) railway system (noun)
a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
funicular (adjective) railway system (adjective)
relating to or operated by a cable
Difference between funicular and railway system

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