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I 1. [plʌm]1) (anche plumb line) ing. filo m. a piombo; mar. scandaglio m.2.avverbio colloq.1) AE (totally) [crazy, wrong] completamente, del tutto2) (precisely)II [plʌm]verbo transitivo sondare, scandagliare [sea, depths]to plumb the depths of — fig. raggiungere il colmo di [despair, misery]
* * *[plʌm]1. n2. advhe's plumb stupid Am fam — è proprio stupido
3. vtscandagliare, (sb's mind) sondareto plumb the depths — scandagliare gli abissi, fig toccare il fondo
•- plumb in* * *plumb /plʌm/A n. (tecn.)B a.1 a piombo; perpendicolare; verticaleC avv.2 (fam.) esattamente; precisamente3 ( slang) completamente; del tutto: plumb crazy ( USA: plumb loco), completamente pazzo; matto da legare● plumb bob, piombo ( di filo o scandaglio) □ (naut.) plumb line, scandaglio a mano (o a sagola); piombino □ (edil.) plumb rule, archipendolo, archipenzolo □ (edil.) plumb wire, filo a piombo □ out of plumb, fuori piombo; non a piombo; a strapiombo.(to) plumb /plʌm/A v. t.1 (tecn.) mettere a piombo2 piombare; appesantire con piombini3 (edil.) predisporre con tubazioni idriche: The basement has been plumbed for a bathroom, il seminterrato è predisposto con le tubazioni per un bagno4 (naut.) scandagliare, sondare5 (fig.) sondare; toccare il fondo di; svelare ( un mistero, ecc.): to plumb the depths of the soul of man, sondare le profondità dell'animo umanoB v. i.1 piombare; cadere a piombo● to plumb in, collegare ( una lavatrice, ecc.) con l'impianto idraulico □ to plumb a sink, installare un lavandino; collegarlo con le tubature dell'acqua.* * *I 1. [plʌm]1) (anche plumb line) ing. filo m. a piombo; mar. scandaglio m.2.avverbio colloq.1) AE (totally) [crazy, wrong] completamente, del tutto2) (precisely)II [plʌm]verbo transitivo sondare, scandagliare [sea, depths]to plumb the depths of — fig. raggiungere il colmo di [despair, misery]
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Plumb rule — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plumb rule — plumb′ rule n. bui sur a device for determining perpendicularity, consisting of a narrow board with a plumb line hanging from it • Etymology: 1350–1400 … From formal English to slang
plumb rule — n. a narrow board equipped with a plumb line and bob, used by carpenters, masons, etc … English World dictionary
plumb rule — noun a plumb line attached to a narrow board • Hypernyms: ↑plumb line, ↑perpendicular * * * noun Etymology: Middle English plomrewle, from plom, plum, plumbe, n., plumb + rewle, reule rule : a narrow board with a plumb line and bob used… … Useful english dictionary
plumb rule — a device for determining perpendicularity, consisting of a narrow board with a plumb line and bob suspended from an upper edge. [1350 1400; ME plomreule] * * * … Universalium
plumb rule — noun a plumb line attached to a board, used by builders and surveyors … English new terms dictionary
plumb-rule — /ˈplʌm rul/ (say plum roohl) noun a device used by builders, etc., for determining perpendicularity, consisting of a narrow board fitted with a plumbline and bob …
plumb-rule — … Useful english dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plumb bob — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plumb joint — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English