senkrecht
German
editEtymology
editsenken (“to sink, drop”) + recht (“aligned”)
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editsenkrecht (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
editPositive forms of senkrecht (uncomparable)