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plumbline

weight, usually with a pointed tip on the bottom, suspended from a string and used as a vertical reference line
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Summary

plumbline ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,929 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: stonemasonry tool[2], physical tool[3]
  • Has use: level[4]
  • Commons category: Plumb bobs[5]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7]
  • Manifestation of: gravity of Earth[8]
  • Different from: Plumbob[9]

Why It Matters

plumbline has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] plumbline is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Q43440720. Retrieved . tesauromuseus.com.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q295266
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q295266, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
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