отвес — meaning in English
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English meaning
- perpendicular adjective Meeting another line or surface at a right angle (90 degrees).
- plumb noun A weight on a line used to check that something is perfectly vertical.
- plummet verb To fall suddenly and steeply.
Senses
отвес is used for these senses in English:
- perpendicular A device such as a plumb line that is used in making or marking a perpendicular line.
- plumb A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
- plummet (archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.
perpendicular — full definition
- adjective Meeting another line or surface at a right angle (90 degrees).
- adjective Standing straight up; exactly vertical.
- noun A line or plane set at a right angle to another.
plumb — full definition
- noun A weight on a line used to check that something is perfectly vertical.
- adj Exactly vertical.
- adv Exactly or completely.
- verb To explore or think about something thoroughly, trying to fully understand it.
- verb To connect something to a water supply and drainage system.