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Definición y significado de plummet
Definición
plummet (n.)
1.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
2.the metal bob of a plumb line
plummet (v.)
1.drop sharply"The stock market plummeted"
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Merriam Webster
PlummetPlum"met (?), n. [OE. plommet, OF. plommet, fr. plom, plum, lead, F. plomb. See Plumb.]
1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.
I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded. Shak.
2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n.
3. Hence, any weight.
4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing.
Plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
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Sinónimos
plummet (n.)
lead line, perpendicular, plumb, plumb bob, plumb line, solder, sounding line
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Frases
Diccionario analógico
plummet (n.)
instrument de mesure de la hauteur (fr)[Classe]
instrument de navigation (fr)[ClasseParExt.]
factotum[Domaine]
Device[Domaine]
cord, rope[Hyper.]
plummet (n.)
bob[Hyper.]
plumb - plomber (fr)[Dérivé]
lead line, perpendicular, plumb line, plummet, sounding line[Desc]
plummet (v.)
drop, fall[Hyper.]
plump[Dérivé]
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