different between plumbing vs estimation

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?pl?m??/
• Rhymes: -?m??

Noun

plumbing (countable and uncountable, plural plumbings)

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.
2. The trade or occupation of a plumber.
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.

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

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

5. (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

Translations

See also

• waterworks

English

Alternative forms

• æstimation (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English estimacioun, estimacion, from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio.Morphologically estimate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st??me???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

estimation (countable and uncountable, plural estimations)

1. The process of making an estimate.
2. The amount, extent, position, size, or value reached in an estimate.
3. Esteem or favourable regard.

Derived terms

• estimate

Related terms

• esteem

Translations

French

Alternative forms

• æstimation (obsolete)

Etymology

estimer +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s.ti.ma.sj??/

Noun

estimation f (plural estimations)

1. estimate; estimation (rough calculation or guess)

Further reading

• “estimation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).