plummet

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈplʌmɪt/
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• General-American: /ˈplʌmət/
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• Northern-England: /plʊmɪt/
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• rhymes with -ʌmɪt
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• CMU ARPABET: P L AH1 M AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English plommet (“ball of lead, plumb of a bob-line”), recorded since 1382, from Old French plommet or plomet, the diminutive of plom, plum (“lead, sounding lead”), from Latin plumbum (“lead”). The verb is first recorded in 1626, originally meaning “to fathom, take soundings", from the noun.

150 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: مِطْمَار (miṭmār) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Arabic: مِطْمَر (miṭmar) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Arabic: شَاقُول (šāqūl) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Arabic: تُرّ (turr) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Aramaic: מַשְׁקוּלְתָּא (mašqūltā) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Aramaic: מַתְקוּלְתָּא (maṯqūltā) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Aramaic: ܡܰܫܩܠܳܐ (mašqəlā) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Aramaic: ܡܰܬܩܳܠܴܐ (maṯqālā) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Bulgarian: отвес (otves) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Chinese Mandarin: 鉛垂線 /铅垂线 (qiānchuíxiàn) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Czech: olovnice — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Dutch: schietlood — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Egyptian: xA-A-i-i-T14-T14-V1 (ḫꜣy) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Estonian: nöörlood — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Estonian: ripats — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Finnish: koho — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Finnish: luotilanka — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• French: fil à plomb — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• German: Lot — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• German: Blei — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• German: Senker — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• German: Senklot — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• German: Senkblei — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Greek: αλφάδι (alfádi) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Ancient Greek: στάθμη (státhmē) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Ancient Greek: μολύβδαινα (molúbdaina) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Hebrew: אֲנָךְ (anách) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Irish: aigeach — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Irish: luaidhe — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Italian: filo a piombo — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Italian: piombino — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Latin: perpendiculum — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Macedonian: ви́сок (vísok) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Māori: paramu — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Norwegian Bokmål: lodd — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Norwegian Bokmål: blylodd — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lodd — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Norwegian Nynorsk: blylodd — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Persian: شاغول (šâġul) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Polish: ciężarek — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Polish: pion — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Portuguese: prumo — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Russian: лот (lot) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Russian: отве́с (otvés) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Serbo-Croatian: ви́сак — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Serbo-Croatian: visak — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Sicilian: chiummata — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Sicilian: filu a chiummu — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Spanish: plomada — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Swedish: lod — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Swedish: lodlina — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Thai: ลูกดิ่ง (lûuk-dìng) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Ottoman Turkish: شاقول (şakul) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Ottoman Turkish: سونده (sonda) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Ottoman Turkish: اسقندیل (iskandil) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Ottoman Turkish: گز (gez) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Ottoman Turkish: مطمار (mıtmar) — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Vietnamese: lập loòng — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Vietnamese: dây dọi — lead on a line, plumb bob, plummet line
• Bulgarian: тежест (težest) — any weight
• Estonian: raskus — any weight
• Estonian: pomm — any weight
• Estonian: viht — any weight
• German: Gewicht — any weight
• German: Bleigewicht — any weight
• Italian: piombo — any weight
• Sicilian: chiummu — any weight
• Bulgarian: рязко спадане (rjazko spadane) — violent or dramatic fall
• Estonian: kukkuma — violent or dramatic fall
• Estonian: sadama — violent or dramatic fall
• German: Sturz — violent or dramatic fall
• German: Absturz — violent or dramatic fall
• German: Sturzflug — violent or dramatic fall
• Norwegian Bokmål: styrt — violent or dramatic fall
• Norwegian Bokmål: nedstyrting — violent or dramatic fall
• Sicilian: sbalancata — violent or dramatic fall
• Sicilian: sdirrupuni — violent or dramatic fall
• Sicilian: sdirrupata — violent or dramatic fall
• Sicilian: tummata 'n terra — violent or dramatic fall
• Estonian: lang — decline, fall, drop
• Estonian: alang — decline, fall, drop
• Estonian: mõõn — decline, fall, drop
• German: Abfall — decline, fall, drop
• German: Absturz — decline, fall, drop
• German: Rickgang — decline, fall, drop
• German: Abnahme — decline, fall, drop
• German: Verfall — decline, fall, drop
• German: Niedergang — decline, fall, drop
• German: Sinken — decline, fall, drop
• German: Absinken — decline, fall, drop
• German: Abstieg — decline, fall, drop
• Italian: declino — decline, fall, drop
• Italian: caduta — decline, fall, drop
• Sicilian: caduta — decline, fall, drop
• Sicilian: cascata — decline, fall, drop
• Sicilian: calancu — decline, fall, drop
• Sicilian: sdirrupata — decline, fall, drop
• Sicilian: sdirrupuni — decline, fall, drop
• Bulgarian: падам право надолу (padam pravo nadolu) — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Dutch: omlaagschieten — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Dutch: tuimelen — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Dutch: kelderen — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Finnish: syöksyä — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Finnish: romahtaa — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• French: dégringoler — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• French: chuter — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• German: stürzen — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• German: abstürzen — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• German: absinken — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• German: abfallen — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• German: fallen — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• German: heruntersinken — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• German: herunterstürzen — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• German: sacken — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• German: absacken — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• German: nachgeben — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Hungarian: zuhan — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Icelandic: steypast — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Icelandic: stingast — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Italian: precipitare — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Italian: cadere a piombo — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Māori: makere — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Māori: tirikohu — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Māori: urupou — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Norwegian Bokmål: dykke — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Norwegian Bokmål: styrtdykke — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Polish: gwałtownie spadać — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Polish: runąć — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Portuguese: cair — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Portuguese: despencar — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Russian: па́дать (pádatʹ) — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Russian: рухнуть (ruxnutʹ) — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Serbo-Croatian: obrušiti se — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Serbo-Croatian: strmoglaviti se — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Sicilian: chiummarisfunnari — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Spanish: caer en picado — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Spanish: caer en picada — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Spanish: desplomarse — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Spanish: aplomarse — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Spanish: desmoronarse — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Spanish: desboronarse — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Spanish: desaplomarse — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Spanish: abatirse — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Spanish: batirse — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Swedish: falla — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Swedish: rasa — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Swedish: störta — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Swedish: stupa — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Tagalog: sumadsad — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly
• Thai: ดิ่ง (dìng) — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly