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Plumb Line

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Noun

1. perpendicular, plumb line

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Plumb Line

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noun
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

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1.  see plumb noun
2. 
a vertical line

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Plumb Line

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n.
1. A line from which a weight is suspended to determine verticality or depth.
2. An imaginary line regarded as directed exactly toward the earth's center of gravity.

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