Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,768,907,622 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

plumb bob

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.02 sec.
plumb bob [′pləm ‚bäb]
(engineering)
A weight suspended on a string to indicate the direction of the vertical.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Alexander's Lure is a 10-foot-tall, 280-pound ovoid, suspended by a chain and looking, says Scaled Composites Vice President Mike Melvill, like ``a big plumb bob.
Use a plumb bob, to make sure it's an accurate perpendicular measurement.
PHOTO A 1957 file photo shows a Lookout Mountain Studios cameraman photographing a mushroom cloud during Operation Plumb Bob.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.