plumbing

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The pipes, together with the joints, tanks, stopcocks, taps, and other fixtures of a water, gas, or sewage system in a house or other building.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The trade or occupation of a plumber.
  3. (countable, informal, uncountable) A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.
  4. (countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable) Practical, concrete work serving to support other work.
  5. (countable) A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.
  6. (countable, euphemistic, slang, uncountable) The genitourinary system.

Synonyms

plumbery

water supply

plumbing system

pipe system

plumb perpendicular

channel waveguide

pipe fittings

main pipe

water supply system

wavebeam guide

plumbing fitting

Translations

loodgieterswerk

Klempnerarbeit

Klempnerei

impianto idraulico

υδραυλικά

lavoro di idraulico

σωληνώσεις

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈplʌmɪŋ/

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