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plumbline

weight, usually with a pointed tip on the bottom, suspended from a string and used as a vertical reference line
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plumbline

Summary

plumbline has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • plumbline is a type of stonemasonry tool[2].
  • plumbline is a type of physical tool[3].
  • plumbline is used for level[4].
  • plumbline's Commons category is recorded as Plumb bobs[5].
  • plumbline's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].
  • plumbline's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
  • plumbline's manifestation of is recorded as gravity of Earth[8].
  • plumbline's different from is recorded as Plumbob[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include stonemasonry tool[2] and physical tool[3].

Use and Application

plumbline is used for level[4].

Why It Matters

plumbline has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] plumbline is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Q43440720. Retrieved . tesauromuseus.com.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q295266
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q295266, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
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