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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• Software of plumb line monitoring system and its application
  垂线测量数据管理软件的研制及应用
• 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。
• 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；
• Meanwhile, it also discusses the influence of roll yaw on sideslip in spin, and of moving round plumb line on angle of bank.
  同时就尾旋中偏滚对尾旋侧滑的影响、绕铅垂轴旋转对坡度的影响等进行了讨论分析。
• The simulation algorithms of wave high, yaw force, rolling moment and sway moment were put forward. Meanwhile, it also discusses the influence of roll yaw on sideslip in spin, and of moving round plumb line on angle of bank.
  给出了随机海浪波高、横荡力、横摇力矩、艏摇力矩的仿真算法。同时就尾旋中偏滚对尾旋侧滑的影响、绕铅垂轴旋转对坡度的影响等进行了讨论分析。
• 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。
• The plumb line is always perpendicular to the horizontal plane.
  铅垂线总是垂直于水平面的。