German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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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

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  • 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

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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