plumb line
English Thesaurus
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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | cord, |
| definition | : | a line made of twisted fibers or threads (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | lead line, sounding line, |
| definition | : | (nautical) plumb line for determining depth (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | plumb rule, |
| definition | : | a plumb line attached to a narrow board (noun.artifact) |
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