Plumb Line Definition

plŭm
noun
A line from which a weight is suspended to determine verticality or depth.
American Heritage
A line regarded as directed exactly toward the earth's center of gravity.
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Noun

Singular:
plumb line
Plural:
plumb-lines

Plumb Line Sentence Examples

  • The most obvious method of realizing this direction is by the plumb-line.

  • Newton called attention to the fact that a falling body moves in a curve, diverging slightly from the plumb-line vertical.

  • It consisted of a graduated circle inside which another could slide, carrying two small tubes diametrically opposite, the instrument being kept vertical by a plumb-line.

  • In astronomy the horizon is that great circle of the sphere the plane of which is at right angles to the direction of the plumb line.

  • It is considered to be an extinct volcano because it makes the plumb-line deviate only 7" to 8", from which it is deduced that the mountain is hollow.

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