plumb line
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noun
1.
a cord with a lead bob attached to one end, used to determine perpendicularity, the depth of water, etc. Compare plumb ( def 1 ).
2.
Origin:
1530–40
1530–40
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| plumb line | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a string with a metal weight at one end that, when suspended, points directly towards the earth's centre of gravity and so is used to determine verticality, the depth of water, etc |
| 2. | another name for plumb rule |
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Plumb line
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Science Dictionary
plumb line  (plŭm) Pronunciation Key
A line regarded as directed exactly toward the Earth's center of gravity. |
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Example sentences
The steel tapeline must be attached firmly to a flat surface with clear strapping tape, in a straight, plumb line.
Mark a plumb line down the center of one end and a horizontal line perpendicular to it.
Think of it as a plumb line from the ears to the knees.
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