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plumbing
plumb·ing P0382300 (plŭm′ĭng)n.1. The pipes, fixtures, and other apparatus of a water, gas, or sewage system in a building.2. The work or trade of a plumber.3. Informal An arrangement of bodily vessels or ducts: "treating stroke victims by reversing the plumbing of the body's circulatory system" (Associated Press).plumbing (ˈplʌmɪŋ) n1. (Building) Also called: plumbery the trade or work of a plumber2. (Building) the pipes, fixtures, etc, used in a water, drainage, or gas installation3. (Surveying) the act or procedure of using a plumb to gauge depth, a vertical, etcplumb•ing (ˈplʌm ɪŋ)
n. 1. the system of pipes and other apparatus for conveying water, liquid wastes, etc., as in a building. 2. the work or trade of a plumber. 3. the action of using a plumb. [1660–70] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  plumbing - utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewageplumbing systemplumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a buildingutility - a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal; "the price of the house included all utilities" | | 2. | plumbing - the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)plumberycraft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"building, construction - the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades" | | 3. | plumbing - measuring the depths of the oceansbathymetrymeasurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" |
Translationsplumber (ˈplamə) noun a person who fits and mends domestic water, gas and sewage pipes. Send for a plumber – we have a leaking pipe. (水、瓦斯等)管修工人 水管工人ˈplumbing noun1. the system of pipes, drains and toilets in a building etc. We shall have to have the plumbing repaired. 管道 管道2. the fitting and repairing etc of pipes. 管道裝修 管道装修
plumbing
check out the plumbingeuphemism To urinate or defecate; to go the bathroom. I'll be right back—I just have to check out the plumbing.See also: check, out, plumbingthe greatest thing since indoor plumbingA humorous and hyperbolic statement indicating one's belief that something is excellent, especially something new and innovative. These waterproof jeans are the greatest thing since indoor plumbing. I don't have to worry about getting soaked!See also: great, indoor, plumbing, since, thingcheck out the plumbingEuph. to go to the bathroom. (The order is fixed.) I think I'd better check out the plumbing before we get on the highway.See also: check, out, plumbinggreatest thing since indoor plumbing and the greatest thing since sliced breadRur. the most wonderful invention or useful item in a long time. As far as I'm concerned, this new food processor is the greatest thing since indoor plumbing. Joe thinks Sally is the greatest thing since sliced bread. You can tell just by the way he looks at her.See also: great, indoor, plumbing, since, thingvisit the plumbingEuph. to go to the bathroom. I think I'd better visit the plumbing before we go. I want you kids to visit the plumbing before we get in the car.See also: plumbing, visitcheck out the plumbing and visit the plumbing tv. to go to the bathroom. I think I’d better check out the plumbing before we go. Excuse me. I need to visit the plumbing. See also: check, out, plumbingvisit the plumbing verbSee check out the plumbingSee also: plumbing, visitplumbing
plumbing, piping systems inside buildings for water supply and sewage. The Romans had a highly developed plumbing system; water was brought to Rome by aqueducts and distributed to homes in lead pipes—hence the name plumbing from the Latin word plumbum for lead. During the Middle Ages, however, plumbing became almost nonexistent. In fact, London's first water system after the Middle Ages (c.1515) consisted partly of the rehabilitated Roman system; the rest was patterned after it. Modern plumbing began in the early 1800s, when steam engines became capable of supplying water under pressure and cheap cast iron pipes could be supplied to carry it. The common materials used today in water supply pipes are steel, copper, brass, plastic, and lead. Plumbing for sewage is made of cast iron, steel, copper, and plastic. Water pressure is usually insufficient to supply the needs of tall apartment and office buildings; in such cases storage tanks are installed on the roof, into which a pump lifts water. The water then flows through the piping system of the building by gravity. Smaller buildings may have a pneumatic tank for the same purpose. The tank is partly filled with air, which is compressed when water is pumped in so that it will force water through the pipes. Sewage and drain systems typically have a trap, often a loop-shaped section of pipe, to seal off vapors in the pipes from the rest of the building. Vent pipes lead these vapors to the outside of the building; they also eliminate any suction in the piping and thus prevent the siphoning of water from traps when a nearby fixture discharges. In the 1970s and 80s flexible polybutylene plumbing was widely installed in standard and mobile homes. When unprecedented numbers of these plastic pipes began leaking because of exposure to chlorine and other chemicals in tap water, homeowners brought class-action lawsuits against the manufacturers, which were settled in 1995 for hundreds of millions of dollars.What does it mean when you dream about plumbing?A conduit of water or of waste, plumbing symbolizes the flow of emotions. If the plumbing is stopped up, the dreamer may need emotional “release.” plumbing[′pləm·iŋ] (civil engineering) The system of pipes and fixtures concerned with the introduction, distribution, and disposal of water in a building. (electromagnetism) Slang term for the pipelike waveguide circuit elements used in microwave radio and radar equipment. plumbing1. See plumbing system. 2. The work or business of installing in buildings the pipes, fixtures, and other apparatus for bringing in the water supply and removing liquid and waterborne wastes.plumbingHose tubing and lines for connecting liquid systems [LOX (liquid oxygen), hydraulic, lubrication, fuel] and pneumatic systems of the aircraft.plumbing(Unix) Term used for shell code, so called because of theprevalence of "pipelines" that feed the output of oneprogram to the input of another. Under Unix, user utilitiescan often be implemented or at least prototyped by a suitablecollection of pipelines and temporary file grindingencapsulated in a shell script. This is much less effortthan writing C every time, and the capability is consideredone of Unix's major winning features. A few other operating systems such as IBM's VM/CMS support similar facilities.
The tee utility is specifically designed for plumbing.MedicalSeesanitationplumbing
Synonyms for plumbingnoun utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewageSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)SynonymsRelated Words- craft
- trade
- building
- construction
noun measuring the depths of the oceansSynonymsRelated Words- measurement
- measuring
- mensuration
- measure
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