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Plummet

noun/plˈʌmɪt/
Definition
the metal bob of a plumb line
drop sharply
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/plˈʌmɪt/
🇬🇧British English
/plˈʌmɪt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/plˈʌmɪt/
2 syllables Say it as /plˈʌmɪt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe metal bob of a plumb line
verbdrop sharply
“The stock market plummeted”
Word Forms
plumbverbweight with lead
plumpnounthe sound of a sudden heavy fall
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Lot
die Metallspitze eines Lots
🇫🇷French
plomb
le fil métallique d'un fil à plomb
🇪🇸Spanish
plomada
la sacudida metálica de una plomada
🇮🇹Italian
precipitare
il filo metallico di un filo a piombo
🇳🇱Dutch
kelderen
de metalen bob van een schietlood
🇵🇹Portuguese
prumo
o prumo de metal de um fio de prumo
🇷🇺Russian
падать
металлический отвес отвеса
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आकस्मिक रूप से घटने
साहुल रेखा का धातु बॉब
🇮🇳Tamil
சரிவு
ஒரு பிளம்ப் கோட்டின் உலோக பாப்
🇮🇳Telugu
పతనం
ప్లంబ్ లైన్ యొక్క మెటల్ బాబ్
🇮🇳Marathi
ओसाड
प्लंब लाइनचा धातूचा बॉब
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઓળંબો
પ્લમ્બ લાઇનનો મેટલ બોબ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಇಳಿಮುಖ
ಪ್ಲಂಬ್ ಲೈನ್‌ನ ಲೋಹದ ಬಾಬ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഇടിഞ്ഞുതാഴ്ന്നു
ഒരു പ്ലംബ് ലൈനിൻ്റെ മെറ്റൽ ബോബ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਘਟੀਆ
ਇੱਕ ਪਲੰਬ ਲਾਈਨ ਦਾ ਮੈਟਲ ਬੌਬ
🇵🇰Urdu
ساہل
ایک پلمب لائن کا دھاتی باب
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
直线下降
铅垂线的金属摆动
🇯🇵Japanese
急落する
鉛直線の金属製のボブ
🇰🇷Korean
떨어지다
수직선의 금속 밥
🇻🇳Vietnamese
giảm mạnh
quả lắc kim loại của dây dọi
🇹🇭Thai
ดิ่ง
บ๊อบโลหะของสายดิ่ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
jatuh terjerambab
bob logam dari garis tegak lurus
🇵🇭Filipino
bumagsak
ang metal bob ng isang plumb line
🇲🇾Malay
menjunam
bob logam daripada garis paip
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
هبوط
بوب المعدنية من خط راسيا
🇮🇷Persian
سقوط شدید
باب فلزی یک شاقول
🇹🇷Turkish
düşmek
bir tesisat hattının metal bob'u
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְטוּטֶלֶת
בוב המתכת של אנך
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'plummet'?
The primary meaning of 'plummet' is 'the metal bob of a plumb line'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'plummet' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'plummet' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'plummet' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'plummet' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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