Definitions for plumbing
ˈplʌm ɪŋplumb·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. plumbing, plumbing systemnoun

   utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage

2. plumbing, plumberynoun

   the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)

3. bathymetry, plumbingnoun

   measuring the depths of the oceans

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. plumbingnoun

   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. plumbingnoun

   The trade or occupation of a plumber.

3. plumbingnoun

   A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.

   My plumbing was playing up, so I had to see the doctor.

4. plumbingnoun

   A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Plumbing

   Plumbing is any system that conveys fluids for a wide range of applications. Plumbing uses pipes, valves, plumbing fixtures, tanks, and other apparatuses to convey fluids. Heating and cooling (HVAC), waste removal, and potable water delivery are among the most common uses for plumbing, but it is not limited to these applications. The word derives from the Latin for lead, plumbum, as the first effective pipes used in the Roman era were lead pipes.In the developed world, plumbing infrastructure is critical to public health and sanitation.Boilermakers and pipefitters are not plumbers although they work with piping as part of their trade and their work can include some plumbing.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plumbing

   Plumbing is a system that involves the installation, repair, and maintenance of pipes, fixtures, and other apparatus used for the distribution and disposal of water or other fluids in a building. It includes activities such as ensuring proper drainage, delivering potable drinking water, and heating and cooling systems. It also involves following bacterial and health safety standards to protect individuals from waterborne diseases.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Plumbing

   of Plumb

2. Plumbingnoun

   the art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing, fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage, etc

3. Plumbingnoun

   the lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in conveying water, sewage, etc., in a building

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Plumbing

   Plumbing is the system of pipes, drains fittings, valves, valve assemblies, and devices installed in a building for the distribution of water for drinking, heating and washing, and the removal of waterborne wastes, and the skilled trade of working with pipes, tubing and plumbing fixtures in such systems. A plumber is someone who installs or repairs piping systems, plumbing fixtures and equipment such as water heaters and backflow preventers. The plumbing industry is a basic and substantial part of every developed economy due to the need for clean water, and sanitary collection and transport of wastes. The word "plumbing" comes from the Latin plumbum for lead, as pipes were once made from lead. Plumbing is usually distinguished from water supply and sewage systems, in that a plumbing system serves one building, while water and sewage systems serve a group of buildings.

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1. plumbing

   [Unix] Term used for shell code, so called because of the prevalence of pipelines that feed the output of one program to the input of another. Under Unix, user utilities can often be implemented or at least prototyped by a suitable collection of pipelines and temp-file grinding encapsulated in a shell script; this is much less effort than writing C every time, and the capability is considered one of Unix's major winning features. A few other OSs such as IBM's VM/CMS support similar facilities. Esp.: used in the construction hairy plumbing (see hairy). “You can kluge together a basic spell-checker out of sort(1), comm(1), and tr(1) with a little plumbing.” See also tee.

Matched Categories

1. • Measurement
   • Trade
   • Utility

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How to pronounce plumbing?

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How to say plumbing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of plumbing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of plumbing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of plumbing in a Sentence

1. Joe Moreno:

   I was amazed it was going for that much money, does it have plumbing ? I mean, does it have facilities ?

2. Christina Haack:

   It was built in 1929, which is old for Laguna, i mean, it's not falling down, but it's not far from falling down. There's no heating system, there's no air conditioning, half the wiring doesn't work, the plumbing is really bad, there's no insulation, there are multiple broken windows… so I've had to make some quick temporary changes to make sure it's safe for Hudson. But the bones of it are perfect. In fact, I don't want to change that at all. I just want to update the house in a really sympathetic way.

3. Kelsi Singer:

   If we did send a future mission, we could use ice-penetrating radar to peer directly into Pluto and possibly even see what the volcanic plumbing looks like.

4. J. William Fulbright:

   It is not our affluence, or our plumbing, or our clogged freeways that grip the imagination of others. Rather, it is the values upon which our system is built. These values imply our adherence not only to liberty and individual freedom, but also to international peace, law and order, and constructive social purpose. When we depart from these values, we do so at our peril.

5. John W. Gardner:

   The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exaulted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy...neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=plumbing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Plumbing
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbing
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plumbing
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=plumbing
7. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Plumbing
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=plumbing