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

• 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。
• Development tendency of automatic monitoring system of plumb line and extension line
  矫顽力自动测量装置垂线、引张线自动监测系统的发展趋势
• 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；
• 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。
• Between perpendiculars adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical.
  垂线间垂线间垂线间的用铅垂线调整使得垂直。
• The Calculation of Plumb Line Deflection in Dam Deformation Measurement
  大坝变形观测中垂线变化的计算
• Due to machining accuracy and limited leveling precision of gimbals, there is always an inconsistency between the visual axis and the vertical rotational axis of the digital zenith camera and the plumb line, which leads to a big deviation between measurement precision and theoretical precision.
  由于机械加工精度和常平架的调平精度有限，天顶摄影仪的视轴、垂直旋转轴与铅垂线总是存在不一致，导致测量精度与理论精度存在很大的偏差。
• Using self-made clamping& locking apparatus and traditional method of plumb line to substitute theodolite and jack can achieve better effect in erecting concrete filled tubular steel column of high-rise building.
  在高层建筑钢管混凝土柱安装工艺中，采用自制卡盘锁具和传统吊线坠方法代替经纬仪和千斤顶，能取得更好的安装效果。
• A carpenter's level with a plumb line at right angles to it.
  右边角有铅线的曲尺。
• 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