senkrecht
German edit
Etymology edit
senken (“to sink, drop”) + recht (“aligned”)
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
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 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
Positive forms of senkrecht (uncomparable)