English Online Dictionary. What means plumbing? What does plumbing mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈplʌmɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ʌmɪŋ
Noun
plumbing (countable and uncountable, plural plumbings)
- 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.
- The trade or occupation of a plumber.
- (informal) A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.
- (informal, figurative) Practical, concrete work serving to support other work.
- (countable) A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.
Synonyms
- (genitourinary system): waterworks (informal)
Derived terms
Related terms
- plumb
- plumber
Translations
See also
- waterworks