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Translate plumb line from English to German

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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 ~] nom

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

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

External Machine Translations:

Related Translations for plumb line

line
plumb

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University