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Plumbing vs Gauging - What's the difference?

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Plumbing is a related term of gauging.


As nouns the difference between plumbing and gauging

is that plumbing is (uncountable) 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 while gauging is the addition of various materials to lime mortar.

As a verb gauging is

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plumbing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) 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.
  • (uncountable) The trade or occupation of a plumber.
  • (uncountable, 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.
  • (countable) A Murasugi sum where each disk summed along has its boundary subdivided into four segments.

    • Synonyms

    * (genitourinary system) waterworks (informal)

    Related terms

    * plumb * plumber

    See also

    * waterworks

    gauging

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The addition of various materials to lime mortar
  • (sewing) A shirring.