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English and German Translation Search Results for plumb line

Summary

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plumb-line:
- Bleilot
plumb line:
- Senkrechte; Vertikale; Lotleine; Richtblei; Senkblei
Wiktionary:
- plumb line → Lot, Senkblei
- plumb line → Lot

English

Detailed Translations for plumb line from English to German

plumb-line:

plumb-line [the ~] noun

the plumb-line (plummet)
Bleilot
- Bleilot [das ~] noun

Translation Matrix for plumb-line:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Bleilot	plumb-line; plummet	plummet; sounding-lead

plumb line:

plumb line [the ~] noun

the plumb line (lead line; sounding line)
die Senkrechte; die Vertikale; die Lotleine
- Senkrechte [die ~] noun
- Vertikale [die ~] noun
- Lotleine [die ~] noun
the plumb line (plumb)
Richtblei; Senkblei
- Richtblei [das ~] noun
- Senkblei [das ~] noun

Translation Matrix for plumb line:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Lotleine	lead line; plumb line; sounding line
Richtblei	plumb; plumb line
Senkblei	plumb; plumb line	sounding lead
Senkrechte	lead line; plumb line; sounding line	straight line
Vertikale	lead line; plumb line; sounding line
-	perpendicular

Synonyms for "plumb line":

perpendicular; cord

Related Definitions for "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 point¹

Wiktionary Translations for plumb line:

plumb line

noun

cord with a weight attached
- plumb line → Lot; Senkblei

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• plumb line	→ Lot	↔ fil à plomb — Outil formé d'une masse de plomb fixée à un fil, servant à donner la verticale

Related Translations for plumb line

line
plumb

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University