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PLUMB BOB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plumb bob mean? 

PLUMB BOB (noun)
  The noun PLUMB BOB has 1 sense:

1. the metal bob of a plumb lineplay

  Familiarity information: PLUMB BOB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PLUMB BOB (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The metal bob of a plumb line

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

plumb; plumb bob; plummet

Hypernyms ("plumb bob" is a kind of...):

bob (a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string)

Holonyms ("plumb bob" is a part of...):

perpendicular; 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 point)


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