Definition of plummets Plummets

/plʌˈmʌts/ - [plumuts] -

We found 3 definitions of plummets from 2 different sources.

What does plummets mean?

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Verb plummets, plummetting, plummetted
plummet - drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"
		plump
		drop give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"

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plummet (Noun)
A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.
plummet (Noun)
A plumb bob or a plumb line.
plummet (Noun)
Hence, any weight.
plummet (Noun)
A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing.
plummet (Noun)
A plummet line , a line with a plummet; a sounding line .
plummet (Noun)
Violent or dramatic fall.
plummet (Noun)
decline; fall; drop.
plummet (Verb)
To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.

plummet (n.)
A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water.
plummet (n.)
A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under Plumb, n.
plummet (n.)
Hence, any weight.
plummet (n.)
A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing.

plummet
plum′et, n. a weight of lead hung at a string, used for ascertaining the direction of the earth's attraction, and for sounding depths: a plumb-line. [O. Fr. plomet, dim. of plom, lead.]

plummet
A name sometimes given to the hand-lead, or any lead or iron weight suspended by a string, as used by carpenters, &c.

plummet
In gunnery, is a simple line and bob for pointing mortars. A plummet is also used for regulating the march of infantry. It is made by means of a musket-ball, suspended by a silk string, upon which the required lengths are marked; the length is measured from the point of suspension to the centre of the ball. The different lengths of these plummets are as follows: for common time, 90 steps in a minute, 17.37 inches; quick time, 110 steps in a minute, 11.6 inches; double time, 165 steps in a minute, 5.17 inches.