plimsoll

Signification (Anglais)

1. (Ireland, UK) A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers.
2. The plimsoll symbol ⦵ (or o) that is used as a superscript in the notation of thermodynamics to indicate an arbitrarily chosen non-zero reference point.

Concepts

basket

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plimsoll

Synonymes

sneaker

gym shoe

trainer

Traductions

bàsquet

🏀

basquetbol

🏀

Turnschuh

πάνινα παπούτσια

basquetbòl

basquet

tennis

zapatillas

zapatillas deportivas

bambas

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈplɪmsoʊl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Samuel Plimsoll, a Bristol merchant who created a system of marks and symbols for the waterline of ships. The shoe was possibly named because the line of its sole resembled the Plimsoll line of ship.