schietlood — meaning in English
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English meaning
- perpendicular adjective Meeting another line or surface at a right angle (90 degrees).
- plummet verb To fall suddenly and steeply.
Senses
schietlood 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.
- 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.
plummet — full definition
- verb To fall suddenly and steeply.
- noun A sudden, steep drop or decline.