English-Thai Dictionary

plumb

ADJ ซึ่ง ตั้งฉาก  ซึ่ง เป็นแนว ดิ่ง  sueng-tang-chak

 

plumb

ADV อย่าง ตั้งฉาก  ใน แนวดิ่ง  yang-tang-chak

 

plumb

ADV อย่างแท้จริง  exactly precisely yang-tea-jing

 

plumb

N ตำแหน่ง ตั้งฉาก  tam-nang-tang-chak

 

plumb

N ลูก ดิ่ง  luk-ding

 

plumb

VT วัด หรือ หยั่ง ด้วย ลูก ดิ่ง  หยั่ง ความลึก ด้วย ลูก ดิ่ง  wad-rue-yang-duai-luk-ding

 

plumb

VT เข้าใจ อย่างลึกซึ้ง  fathom kao-jai-yang-luk-sueng

 

plumb bob

N ลูก ดิ่ง  luk-ding

 

plumb loco

SL บ้าบอ  สติ แตก  สติ ไม่ดี  ba-bor

 

plumbago

N กราไฟต์  ตะกั่ว ดำ  graphite kra-fai

 

plumbeous

A คล้าย ตะกั่ว 

 

plumber

N ช่างประปา  chang-pra-pa

 

plumbery

N โรงงาน ทำ หรือ ซ่อม ท่อน้ำ 

 

plumbic

A ประกอบด้วย ตะกั่ว 

 

plumbing

N ท่อ ประปา  ระบบ ท่อ (ประปา หรือ แก๊ส  to-pra-pa

 

plumbism

N อาการ พิษ จาก ตะกั่ว 

 

plumbum

N ตะกั่ว 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLUMB

n.plum. [L. plumbum, lead; probably a clump or lump. ] A mass of lead attached to a line, and used to ascertain a perpendicular position of buildings and the like. But the word as a noun is seldom used, except in composition. [See Plumb-line. ]

 

PLUMB

a.Perpendicular, that is, standing according to a plumb-line. The post of the house or the wall is plumb. [This is the common language of our mechanics. ]

 

PLUMB

adv. In a perpendicular direction; in a line perpendicular to the plane of the horizon. The wall stands plumb. Plumb down he falls.
1. Directly; suddenly; at once; as a falling mass; usually pronounced plump. He fell plumb into the water.

 

PLUMB

v.t.To adjust by a plumb-line; to set in a perpendicular direction; as, to plumb a building or a wall. 1. To sound with a plummet, as the depth of water. [Little used. ]

 

PLUMBAGINOUS

a.Resembling plumbago; consisting of plumbago, or partaking of its properties.

 

PLUMBAGO

n.[L.] A mineral consisting of carbon and iron; used for pencils, etc.

 

PLUMBEAN, PLUMBEOUS

a.Consisting of lead; resembling lead. 1. Dull; heavy; stupid.

 

PLUMBED

pp. plum'med. Adjusted by a plumb-line.

 

PLUMBER

n.plum'mer. One who works in lead.

 

PLUMBERY

n.plum'mery. Works in lead; manufactures of lead; the place where lead is wrought. 1. The art of casting and working lead, or of making sheets and pipes of lead.

 

PLUMBIFEROUS

a.[L. plumbum, lead, and fero, to produce. ] Producing lead.

 

PLUMB-LINE

n.plum'-line. A line perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; or a line directed to the center of gravity in the earth.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PLUMB

Plumb, n. Etym: [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden ball or bullet; cf. Gr. Plummet, Plunge. ]

 

Defn: A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc. , to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See Plumb line, below. Plumb bob. See Bob, 4. -- Plumb joint, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by solder. -- Plumb level. See under Level. -- Plumb line. (a ) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet. (b ) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth. -- Plumb rule, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by builders and carpenters.

 

PLUMB

PLUMB Plumb, a.

 

Defn: Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb.

 

PLUMB

PLUMB Plumb, adv.

 

Defn: In a plumb direction; perpendicularly. "Plumb down he falls. " Milton.

 

PLUMB

Plumb, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plumbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Plumbing. ]

 

1. To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular; as, to plumb a building or a wall.

 

2. To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water; hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth, quality, dimension, etc. ; to sound; to fathom; to test. He did not attempt to plumb his intellect. Ld. Lytton.

 

3. To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe.

 

4. To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing.

 

PLUMBAGE

PLUMBAGE Plumb "age, n.

 

Defn: Leadwork [R.]

 

PLUMBAGIN

Plum *ba "gin, n. Etym: [L. plumbago leadwort, fr. plumbum lead; cf. F.plombagin.] (Chem. )

 

Defn: A crystalline substance said to be found in the root of a certain plant of the Leadwort (Plumbago ) family.

 

PLUMBAGINEOUS

PLUMBAGINEOUS Plum `ba *gin "e *ous, a. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Pertaining to natural order (Plumbagineæ ) of gamopetalous herbs, of which plumbago is the type. The order includes also the marsh rosemary, the thrift, and a few other genera.

 

PLUMBAGINOUS

PLUMBAGINOUS Plum *bag "i *nous, a.

 

Defn: Resembling plumbago; consisting of, or containing, plumbago; as, a plumbaginous slate.

 

PLUMBAGO

Plum *ba "go, n. Etym: [L., from plumbum lead. ]

 

1. (Min. )

 

Defn: Same as Graphite.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A genus of herbaceous plants with pretty salver-shaped corollas, usually blue or violet; leadwort.

 

PLUMBEAN; PLUMBEOUS

Plum "be *an, Plum "be *ous, a. Etym: [L. plumbeus, from plumbum the metal lead. ]

 

1. Consisting of, or resembling, lead. J. Ellis.

 

2. Dull; heavy; stupid. [R.] J. P. Smith.

 

PLUMBER

Plumb "er, n. Etym: [F. plombier. See Plumb. ]

 

Defn: One who works in lead; esp. , one who furnishes, fits, and repairs lead, iron, or glass pipes, and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage in buildings.

 

PLUMBER BLOCK

PLUMBER BLOCK Plumb "er block `.

 

Defn: A pillow block.

 

PLUMBERY

Plumb "er *y, n. Etym: [F. plomberie. ]

 

1. The business of a plumber. [Obs. ]

 

2. A place where plumbing is carried on; lead works.

 

PLUMBIC

Plum "bic, a. Etym: [From Plumbum. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with plumbous compounds; as, plumbic oxide.

 

PLUMBIFEROUS

Plum *bif "er *ous, a. Etym: [Plumbum + -ferous. ]

 

Defn: Producing or containing lead. Kirwan.

 

PLUMBING

PLUMBING Plumb "ing, n.

 

1. The art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing, fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage, etc. Gwilt.

 

2. The lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in conveying water, sewage, etc. , in a building.

 

PLUMBISM

Plum "bism, n. Etym: [From Plumbum. ] (Med. )

 

Defn: A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. See under Colic, Lead, and Wrist.

 

PLUMBOUS

Plum "bous, a. Etym: [From Plumbum. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds.

 

PLUMBUM

Plum "bum, n. Etym: [L.] (Chem. )

 

Defn: The technical name of lead. See Lead.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

plumb

plumb 1 |pləm pləm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 measure (the depth of a body of water ). • [ no obj. ] (of water ) be of a specified depth: at its deepest, the lake scarcely plumbed seven feet. • explore or experience fully or to extremes: she had plumbed the depths of depravity. 2 test (an upright surface ) to determine the vertical. ▶noun a plumb bob. ▶adverb 1 informal exactly: a bassoonist who sits plumb in the middle of the wind section. • [ as submodifier ] to a very high degree; extremely: they must both be plumb crazy. 2 archaic vertically: drapery fell from their human forms plumb down. ▶adjective vertical: ensure that the baseboard is straight and plumb. PHRASES out of plumb not exactly vertical: the towers are inclined, from four to ten feet out of plumb. ORIGIN Middle English (originally in the sense ‘sounding lead ’): via Old French from Latin plumbum ‘lead. ’

 

plumb

plumb 2 |pləm pləm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] install and connect water and drainage pipes in (a building or room ): the house could not be plumbed at all. • (plumb something in ) chiefly Brit. install an appliance and connect it to water and drainage pipes. ORIGIN late 19th cent. (in the sense ‘work as a plumber ’): back-formation from plumber .

 

plumbago

plum ba go |pləmˈbāgō ˌpləmˈbeɪɡoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. plumbagos ) 1 old-fashioned term for graphite. [early 17th cent. (denoting an ore such as galena containing lead ): from Latin, from plumbum ‘lead. ’ The sense ‘graphite ’ arose through its use for pencil leads. ] 2 an evergreen flowering shrub or climber that is widely distributed in warm regions and grown elsewhere as a greenhouse or indoor plant. Also called leadwort. [named from the color of the flowers. ] [Genus Plumbago, family Plumbaginaceae. ]

 

plumbate

plumbate |ˈplʌmbeɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a salt in which the anion contains both lead and oxygen, especially one of the anion PbO 3 2 −. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin plumbum ‘lead ’ + -ate 1 .

 

plumb bob

plumb bob ▶noun a bob of lead or other heavy material forming the weight of a plumb line.

 

plumbeous

plum be ous |ˈpləmbēəs ˈpləmbiəs | ▶adjective chiefly Ornithology of the dull gray color of lead. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin plumbeus ‘leaden ’ (from plumbum ‘lead ’) + -ous .

 

plumber

plumb er |ˈpləmər ˈpləmər | ▶noun a person who installs and repairs the pipes and fittings of water supply, sanitation, or heating systems. ORIGIN late Middle English (originally denoting a person dealing in and working with lead ): from Old French plommier, from Latin plumbarius, from plumbum ‘lead. ’

 

plumber's helper

plumb er's help er ( plumber's friend ) ▶noun informal a plunger.

 

plumber's snake

plumb er's snake ▶noun see snake.

 

plumbic

plum bic |ˈpləmbik ˈpləmbɪk | ▶adjective Chemistry of lead with a valence of four; of lead (IV ). Compare with plumbous. • Medicine caused by the presence of lead. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin plumbum ‘lead ’ + -ic .

 

plumbing

plumb ing |ˈpləmiNG pləmɪŋ | ▶noun the system of pipes, tanks, fittings, and other apparatus required for the water supply, heating, and sanitation in a building. • the work of installing and maintaining such a system. • informal used as a humorous euphemism for the excretory tracts and urinary system: I'd never discuss my plumbing with ladies.

 

plumbism

plum bism |ˈpləmˌbizəm ˈpləmˌbɪzəm | ▶noun technical term for lead poisoning.

 

plumbless

plumb less |ˈpləmləs ˈpləmləs | ▶adjective literary (of a body of water ) extremely deep.

 

plumb line

plumb line |ˈpləm ˌlaɪn | ▶noun a line with a plumb attached to it, used for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface.

 

plumbous

plum bous |ˈpləmbəs ˈpləmbəs | ▶adjective Chemistry of lead with a valence of two; of lead (II ). Compare with plumbic. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin plumbosus ‘full of lead. ’

 

plumb rule

plumb rule ▶noun a plumb line attached to a board, used by builders and surveyors.

 

Oxford Dictionary

plumb

plumb 1 |plʌm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 measure (the depth of a body of water ). • [ no obj., with adverbial ] (of water ) be of a specified depth: at its deepest the lake scarcely plumbed seven feet. • explore or experience fully or to extremes: she had plumbed the depths of depravity. 2 test (an upright surface ) to determine the vertical. ▶noun a ball of lead or other heavy object attached to the end of a line for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface. ▶adverb 1 informal exactly: trading opportunities plumb in the centre of central Europe. • [ as submodifier ] N. Amer. extremely or completely: they must both be plumb crazy. 2 archaic vertically: drapery fell from their human forms plumb down. ▶adjective vertical: ensure that the skirting is straight and plumb. • Cricket (of the wicket ) level; true. PHRASES out of plumb not exactly vertical: the towers are inclined, from four to ten feet out of plumb. ORIGIN Middle English (originally in the sense ‘sounding lead ’): via Old French from Latin plumbum ‘lead ’.

 

plumb

plumb 2 |plʌm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (plumb something in ) Brit. install an appliance such as a bath, toilet, or washing machine and connect to water and drainage pipes. • install and connect water and drainage pipes in (a building or room ): the kitchen is plumbed for a washing machine. ORIGIN late 19th cent. (in the sense ‘work as a plumber ’): back-formation from plumber .

 

plumbago

plumbago |plʌmˈbeɪgəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. plumbagos ) 1 old-fashioned term for graphite. [early 17th cent. (denoting an ore such as galena containing lead ): from Latin, from plumbum ‘lead ’. The sense ‘graphite ’ arose through its use for pencil leads. ] 2 an evergreen flowering shrub or climber which is widely distributed in warm regions and grown elsewhere as a greenhouse or indoor plant. Also called leadwort. [named from the colour of the flowers. ] ●Genus Plumbago, family Plumbaginaceae.

 

plumbate

plumbate |ˈplʌmbeɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a salt in which the anion contains both lead and oxygen, especially one of the anion PbO 3 2 −. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin plumbum ‘lead ’ + -ate 1 .

 

plumb bob

plumb bob ▶noun a bob of lead or other heavy material forming the weight of a plumb line.

 

plumbeous

plumbeous |ˈplʌmbɪəs | ▶adjective of or like lead. • Ornithology of the dull grey colour of lead. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin plumbeus ‘leaden ’ (from plumbum ‘lead ’) + -ous .

 

plumber

plumb ¦er |ˈplʌmə | ▶noun a person who fits and repairs the pipes, fittings, and other apparatus of water supply, sanitation, or heating systems. ORIGIN late Middle English (originally denoting a person dealing in and working with lead ): from Old French plommier, from Latin plumbarius, from plumbum ‘lead ’.

 

plumber's helper

plumb er's help er ( plumber's friend ) ▶noun informal a plunger.

 

plumber's snake

plumb ¦er's snake ▶noun see snake.

 

plumbic

plumbic |ˈplʌmbɪk | ▶adjective Chemistry of lead with a valency of four; of lead (IV ). Compare with plumbous. • Medicine caused by the presence of lead. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin plumbum ‘lead ’ + -ic .

 

plumbing

plumb |ing |ˈplʌmɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the system of pipes, tanks, fittings, and other apparatus required for the water supply, heating, and sanitation in a building. • the work of installing and maintaining a plumbing system. • informal used as a humorous euphemism for the excretory tracts and urinary system: I'd never discuss my plumbing with ladies.

 

plumbism

plumbism |ˈplʌmbɪz (ə )m | ▶noun technical term for lead poisoning.

 

plumbless

plumbless |ˈplʌmlɪs | ▶adjective literary (of a body of water ) extremely deep.

 

plumb line

plumb line ▶noun a line with a plumb attached to it, used for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface.

 

plumbous

plumbous |ˈplʌmbəs | ▶adjective Chemistry of lead with a valency of two; of lead (II ). Compare with plumbic. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin plumbosus ‘full of lead ’.

 

plumb rule

plumb rule ▶noun a plumb line attached to a board, used by builders and surveyors.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

plumb

plumb verb an attempt to plumb her psyche: explore, probe, delve into, search, examine, investigate, fathom, penetrate, understand. ▶adverb 1 informal it went plumb through the screen: right, exactly, precisely, directly, dead, straight; informal bang. 2 informal I plumb forgot: completely, absolutely, downright, totally, quite, thoroughly. 3 the bell hangs plumb: vertically, perpendicularly, straight down. ▶adjective a plumb drop: vertical, perpendicular, straight. PHRASES plumb the depths of she had plumbed the depths of depravity: find, experience the extremes of, reach the lowest point of; reach rock bottom of.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

plumb

plumb 1 verb the actor's attempt to plumb the twisted psyche of Richard III: explore, probe, delve into, search, examine, investigate, scrutinize, inspect, sound out, go into, understand, fathom, get to the bottom of, penetrate, unravel. PHRASES plumb the depths she had plumbed the depths of depravity: find, reach the lowest possible level, reach the lowest point, get down to the bottom, reach the nadir, experience the worst extremes, reach rock bottom. ▶adverb 1 the bullets went plumb through the middle of the screen: right, exactly, precisely, directly, dead, straight, without interruption; informal bang, slap, slap bang, smack. 2 they must both be plumb crazy: utterly, absolutely, completely, downright, totally, entirely, wholly, quite, altogether, thoroughly, stark. 3 the bell hangs plumb within the tower of the church: vertically, perpendicularly, straight up, straight up and down. ▶adjective the bird's flight ends with a plumb drop: vertical, perpendicular, straight.

 

plumb

plumb 2 verb he had plumbed in a washing machine: install, put in, fit, put /set in place.

 

Duden Dictionary

Plumban

Plum ban Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Plumb a n |das Plumban; Genitiv: des Plumbans lateinisch-neulateinisch Bleiwasserstoff

 

Plumbat

Plum bat Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Plumb a t |das Plumbat; Genitiv: des Plumbat [e ]s, Plural: die Plumbate Salz der Bleisäure

 

Plumbum

Plum bum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Pl u mbum |lateinisch plumbum lateinische Bezeichnung für Blei Pb

 

Spanish Dictionary

plumbago

plumbago nombre masculino Planta herbácea con forma de arbusto, de hojas alternas y flores azuladas de cinco pétalos agrupadas en zarcillos; es originaria de Asia .

 

plúmbeo, -bea

plúmbeo, -bea adjetivo 1 formal De plomo .2 irónico Que es tremendamente aburrido .

 

plúmbico, -ca

plúmbico, -ca adjetivo formal Del plomo o relacionado con él .

 

plumbífero, -ra

plumbífero, -ra adjetivo [mineral ] Que contiene plomo .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

plumb

plumb 1 /plʌm / (! 語末 -mbのbは発音しない; plumと同音; →lamb 語源 ) 名詞 C 鉛錘 （えんすい ）; (水深測定用の )測鉛 ; (釣りの )おもり ; 下げ振り .off [out of ] pl ú mb 垂直でない, 斜めになって .形容詞 1 垂直な (vertical ).2 ｟米 くだけて ｠まったくの ▸ plumb nonsense まったくばかげたこと .副詞 1 垂直に .2 ｟くだけて ｠正確に ▸ plumb southwards 真南に .3 ｟米 くだけて ｠まったく ▸ be plumb crazy まったく気が狂っている ▸ I plumb forgot about it .そのことはすっかり忘れていた .動詞 他動詞 1 〈水深 〉を測鉛で測る ; …を測深する ; …を (垂直かどうか )下げ振りで調べる .2 …を垂直にする (up ).3 〈心など 〉を奥底まで見抜く [探る ]; …の真相を知る ; …を測知する (fathom ).～́ b ò b 下げ振り, おもり .～́ l ì ne 下げ振り糸, 測鉛線 〘先におもりを付ける 〙.

 

plumb

plumb 2 動詞 他動詞 〈家など 〉に鉛管を敷設する .自動詞 鉛管 [配管 ]工として働く .

 

plumber

plumb er /plʌ́mə r / (! 語中 -mb-のbは発音しない; →lamb 語源 ) 名詞 C 鉛管 [配管 ]工, 水道工事業者 .～́ 's fr ì end [h è lper ]｟米 くだけて ｠＝plunger 2 .～́ 's sn à ke [à uger ]排管掃除用具 〘らせん状の針金でできておりスネークとも呼ばれる 〙.

 

plumbing

plumb ing /plʌ́mɪŋ / (! 語中 -mb-のbは発音しない; →lamb 語源 ) 名詞 U 1 鉛管 [配管 ]工事 ; 鉛管 [配管 ]業 .2 配管 (系統 ), 配管設備 .3 測深, 水深測量 .