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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Plumb \Plumb\ (pl[u^]m), n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden
ball or bullet; cf. Gr. mo`lybos, mo`libos, mo`lybdos. Cf.
Plummet, Plunge.]
A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a
line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical
direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See Plumb line, below.
[1913 Webster]
Plumb bob. See Bob, 4.
Plumb joint, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by
solder.
Plumb level. See under Level.
Plumb line.
(a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet.
(b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth.
Plumb rule, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by
builders and carpenters.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Plumb \Plumb\, n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or
bullet; cf. Gr. ?, ?, ?. Cf. Plummet, Plunge.]
A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a
line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical
direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See Plumb line, below.
Plumb bob. See Bob, 4.
Plumb joint, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by
solder.
Plumb level. See under Level.
Plumb line.
(a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet.
(b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth.
Plumb rule, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by
builders and carpenters.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
plumb line
n : a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing
directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to
determine the vertical from a given point [syn: perpendicular]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
plumb line
n.
1 A cord with a weight attached, used to produce a vertical line; a
plummet.
2 Any vertical reference line.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
plumb line
n.
1 A cord with a weight attached, used to produce a vertical line; a
plummet.
2 Any vertical reference line.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
plumb line
n.
1 A cord with a weight attached, used to produce a vertical line; a
plummet.
2 Any vertical reference line.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
plumb line
n.
1 A cord with a weight attached, used to produce a vertical line; a
plummet.
2 Any vertical reference line.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
plumb line
Englanti n.
luotilanka
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
plumb line /plˈʌm lˈaɪn/
Senklot , Bleitlot , Schnurlot , Lotschnur , Lot , Senkblei , Richtblei
Synonyms: plummet, plumb bob
see: optical plummet
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
plumb line /plˈʌm lˈaɪn/
1. साहुल सूत्र
"The metallurgy official tested the wall with plumb line."
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
plumb line /plˈʌm lˈaɪn/
konop olovnice, mjerilo
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 铅垂线
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