plumb line

英 [ˈplʌm laɪn]

美 [ˈplʌm laɪn]

n.  (测水深或垂直面用的)重锤线，铅垂线

牛津词典

noun

• （测水深或垂直面用的）重锤线，铅垂线
  a piece of thick string with a weight attached to one end, used to find the depth of water or to test whether a wall, etc. is straight

柯林斯词典

• （检查垂直度的）铅垂线
  Aplumb lineis a piece of string with a weight attached to the end that is used to check that something such as a wall is vertical or that it slopes at the correct angle.

英英释义

noun

• a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity
  Synonym:perpendicular

双语例句

• The plumb line is being used to find the direction of gravity.
  铅垂就是这样确定，重力方向的。
• Vertical diagonal time section a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line.
  对角线垂直时间剖面一个与铅垂线绝对成直角的平面。
• Electrotype alloys a plumb line attached to a narrow board.
  电铸板用铅基压铸合金一种绑在一条窄木板上的铅锤线。
• The plumb line deviation method of determining heights from GPS in local area
  GPS在小区域内测定点位高程应用中的垂线偏差方法
• Reconstruction and analysis of automatic plumb line monitoring system of Dongjiang dam
  东江拱坝垂线自动监测系统改造实践及成果分析
• The smaller the angle of the weak plane, and the larger the water level are, the closer the location of the critical point is to the plumb line through the dam heel, and vice versa.
  反倾结构面的倾角愈小、上下游水位差愈大，剪应力临界点的位置愈靠近坝踵铅垂线；
• The Calculation of Plumb Line Deflection in Dam Deformation Measurement
  大坝变形观测中垂线变化的计算
• A device, such as a plumb line, used in marking the vertical from a given point. Riser cables-Sectional specification
  垂规，铅垂线一种装置，如铅垂线，用于从给定点标记竖直方向垂直布线电缆分规范
• Adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical. Then the wire between two posts gets lower in the middle.
  用铅垂线调整使得垂直。这样，在两根电线杆中间的电线就略为下垂一些。
• Except at the pole and the equator, a plumb line does not point toward the earth's center.
  除在地球的两极和赤道之外，铅锤线并不指向地球中心。