plumb in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.plumb1 [Am pləm, Brit plʌm] VB trans

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II.plumb1 [Am pləm, Brit plʌm] N

III.plumb1 [Am pləm, Brit plʌm] ADV inf

IV.plumb1 [Am pləm, Brit plʌm] ADJ pred

plumb2 [Am pləm, Brit plʌm] VB trans

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plumb line [Am ˈpləm ˌlaɪn, Brit] N

plumb in VB [Am pləm -, Brit plʌm -] Brit (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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to plumb the depths to plumb the ocean depths liter
descender a las profundidades del mar liter
to plumb the depths to plumb the depths of despair liter
hundirse en la desesperación

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plumb in the PONS Dictionary

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I.plumb [plʌm] VB trans a. fig

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plumb Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to plumb sth in
instalar algo
to plumb the depth
sondar la profundidad
to plumb the depths fig
estar muy deprimido
to plumb the mystery of the universe
plantearse los misterios del universo
he hit me plumb on the nose
me dio de lleno en la nariz
to be out of plumb
no estar a plomo
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On the surface of a smoothly spherical, homogenous, non-rotating planet, the plumb bob picks out as vertical the radial direction.
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The force of gravity acts everywhere perpendicular to the geoid, meaning that plumb lines point perpendicular and water levels parallel to the geoid.
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On a smaller scale, a mountain to one side may deflect the plumb bob away from the true zenith.
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When the stem comes up from the water, if it is perpendicular to the waterline it is plumb.
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The early skyscrapers used heavy plumb-bobs hung on wire in their elevator shafts.
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A section of the scaffolding would hold a plumb line that was centered over a datum mark on the floor.
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Members are spotless, dry and nervous, and free of defects but sometimes they have defects of plumb.
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The gas supplies are plumbed to the control room, where they are routed to supply the system components.
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I have spilt blood, broken bones, shed tears, generated tanker loads of sweat, tasted the champagne glories and plumbed the depths of misery.
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The bridge had swerved out of plumb, and into the raging waters with nearly one hundred soldiers the rear car was precipitated.
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