English Dictionary

plumbing

/ˈplʌmɪŋ/

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. / The trade or occupation of a plumber.

I called a plumber to fix the plumbing in my house.

意味（1）

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.

Water was dripping from the ceiling, so we figured there was a problem with the plumbing.

意味（2）

The trade or occupation of a plumber.

意味（3）

(informal) 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.

意味（4）

(informal, figuratively) Practical, concrete work serving to support other work.

This is not scientific research as such: it's just plumbing.

意味（5）

(countable) A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.