Usage Note
senkrecht means meeting at a right angle or standing vertically. Senkrecht zur x-Achse means perpendicular to the x-axis. Distinguish from waagerecht (horizontal).
Examples
"Die Höhe eines Dreiecks steht senkrecht auf der Grundlinie."
Natural Translation
The height of a triangle is perpendicular to the base.
Literal Translation
The height of a triangle stands perpendicular on the base-line.
Related Words
- Ableitung derivative (calculus)
- Abszisse abscissa; x-axis; x-coordinate
- Achse axis (geometry, graphs)
- Achsenabschnitt y-intercept, axis intercept
- Asymptote asymptote (line a curve approaches but never reaches)
- Axiom axiom (self-evident principle)
- Berechnungsgrundlage basis of calculation; calculation basis
- Binomialkoeffizient binomial coefficient
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