German edit

Etymology edit

senken (to sink, drop) +‎ recht (aligned)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛŋkˌʁɛçt/
  • Hyphenation: senk‧recht
  • (file)

Adjective edit

senkrecht (strong nominative masculine singular senkrechter, not comparable)

  1. vertical (perpendicular to some roughly horizontal line, e.g. the surface of the earth)
    Synonym: vertikal
    Antonyms: horizontal, waagerecht

Usage notes edit

  • While waagerecht and horizontal are both common for “horizontal”, senkrecht is significantally more common than vertikal, the latter being restricted chiefly to scientific usage.

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • senkrecht” in Duden online
  • senkrecht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache