Definitions for plumbingˈplʌm ɪŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
plumb•ingˈplʌm ɪŋ(n.)
the system of pipes and other apparatus for conveying water, liquid wastes, etc., as in a building.
Category: Building Trades
the work or trade of a plumber.
Category: Building Trades
the action of using a plumb.
Origin of plumbing:
1660–70
Princeton's WordNet
plumbing, plumbing system(noun)
utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage
plumbing, plumbery(noun)
the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building)
bathymetry, plumbing(noun)
measuring the depths of the oceans
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
plumbing(noun)ˈplʌm ɪŋ
the pipes that carry water around a building
a house with new plumbing
Wiktionary
plumbing(Noun)
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.
plumbing(Noun)
The trade or occupation of a plumber.
plumbing(Noun)
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.
plumbing(Noun)
A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.
Webster Dictionary
Plumbing(u)
of Plumb
Plumbing(noun)
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
Plumbing(noun)
the lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in conveying water, sewage, etc., in a building
The New Hacker's Dictionary
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.
Translations for plumbing
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
plumbing(noun)
the system of pipes, drains and toilets in a building etc
We shall have to have the plumbing repaired.
- loodgieteryAfrikaans

- سِباكَة المَواسيرArabic

- водопроводBulgarian

- canalizaçãoPortuguese (BR)

- potrubíCzech

- die RohrleitungGerman

- sanitære installationerDanish

- υδραυλική εγκατάσταση, σωληνώσειςGreek

- fontaneríaSpanish

- veevärkEstonian

- لوله کشیFarsi

- putkistoFinnish

- plomberieFrench

- צָנֶרֶתHebrew

- नलसाजीHindi

- limarija, vodovodne instalacijeCroatian

- csővezetékHungarian

- jaringan pipaIndonesian

- pípulagnir/-lögnIcelandic

- impianto idraulicoItalian

- 配管Japanese

- 배관Korean

- vandentiekio vamzdynasLithuanian

- cauruļvadi; kanalizācijaLatvian

- sistem paipMalay

- sanitaire inrichtingDutch

- røranleggNorwegian

- instalacja wodno-kanalizacyjnaPolish

- نلدوانىPersian

- نلدوانىPashto

- canalizaçãoPortuguese

- ţevărieRomanian

- водопроводRussian

- vodoinštaláciaSlovak

- inštalacijaSlovenian

- vodovodne instalacijeSerbian

- rörsystemSwedish

- ระบบท่อประปาThai

- su tesisatıTurkish

- 管道Chinese (Trad.)

- водопровідUkrainian

- ناليوں کا نظامUrdu

- hệ thống ống nướcVietnamese

- 管道Chinese (Simp.)

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