plumbable

An obsolete adjective meaning capable of being sounded or measured with a plumb line; figuratively, capable of being understood or fathomed.

• 🇨🇳一个罕见的形容词，指可用铅垂线测量或检验的；引申义为可以被理解或领悟的。

1. Measurable depth C2 formal

   Capable of being measured or sounded for depth, especially of water or a body of water.

   • The lake was shallow enough to be plumbable with a simple line.
   • Ancient sailors sought plumbable waters near the coast.
   • The ocean floor in this region is easily plumbable using modern sonar.

   🇨🇳可测深的

   同义词: fathomablemeasurablesoundable

   反义词: abyssalbottomlessunfathomableunsoundable