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plumb line
noun as in plumb bob
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On either side of this isolated bar of sandstone a plumb-line might have been dropped straight to the level of the river.
Supports of dressed stone truly fixed with the plumb line are perfectly stable of themselves.
Dæd´alus is also mentioned as the inventor of the axe, plumb-line and augur.
Titiens then in a formal manner laid the first brick, using the plumb-line to ascertain that the work had been properly done.
He found a magnetic ridge line running approximately parallel to the line of no deflection of the plumb line.
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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to plumb line, such as: bob, lead, plumb/plum, plumb rule, and plummet.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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