plimsoll

Etymology
From Samuel Plimsoll, a Bristol merchant.

Noun

 * 1)  A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers.
 * 2) The plimsoll symbol ⦵ (or o ) that is used as a superscript in the notation of thermodynamics to indicate an arbitrarily chosen non-zero reference point.
 * 1) The plimsoll symbol ⦵ (or o ) that is used as a superscript in the notation of thermodynamics to indicate an arbitrarily chosen non-zero reference point.
 * 1) The plimsoll symbol ⦵ (or o ) that is used as a superscript in the notation of thermodynamics to indicate an arbitrarily chosen non-zero reference point.

Related terms

 * Plimsoll line, Plimsoll mark

Translations

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 * Finnish: ; koripallokenkä
 * Greek: πάνινα παπούτσια
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