senkrecht
German
Etymology
senken (“to sink, drop”) + recht (“aligned”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛŋkˌʁɛçt/
- Hyphenation: senk‧recht
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Adjective
senkrecht (strong nominative masculine singular senkrechter, not comparable)
- vertical (perpendicular to some roughly horizontal line, e.g. the surface of the earth)
- Synonym: vertikal
- Antonyms: horizontal, waagerecht
Usage notes
- While waagerecht and horizontal are both common for “horizontal”, senkrecht is significantly more common than vertikal, the latter being restricted chiefly to scientific usage.
Declension
Positive forms of senkrecht (uncomparable)
Derived terms
- Senkrechte
- Senkrechtstart