Senke

See also: senke

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German senke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛŋkə/
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Noun

Senke f (genitive Senke, plural Senken)

  1. (geography) well, depression, basin, valley
    die Norddeutsche Senke ― the North German Basin
  2. (mathematics, physics) sink
  3. (graph theory) sink (node in directed graph for which all of its edges go into it)
  4. (electronics) drain (terminal of a field effect transistor)

Declension

Declension of Senke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Senke die Senken
genitive einer der Senke der Senken
dative einer der Senke den Senken
accusative eine die Senke die Senken

Further reading

  • “Senke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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