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English
Etymology
From OE. plommet, recorded since 1382, "ball of lead, plumb of a bob-line," from OF. plommet or plomet, the diminutive of plom, plum, 'lead, sounding lead', itself from French plomb, from L. plumbum. The verb is first recorded in 1626, originally
meaning "to fathom, take soundings," from the noun.
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-plummet.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ʌmɪt|-ʌmɪt
Noun
en-noun
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archaic: A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.
#:I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded. -Shak.
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archaic: A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under plumb, n.
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archaic: Hence, any weight.
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archaic: A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing
- hence a plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.
Translations
trans-top|lead on a line
Dutch: schietlood
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Verb
en-verb
- To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
#: After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth.
Translations
Dutch: omlaagschieten, tuimelen
Italian: precipitare
mid
Synonyms
dive
drop
fall
Antonyms
ascend
rise
See also
plumb line
plumb
References
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