Usage Note
waagerecht means perfectly horizontal, like the beam of a balance scale. It is the spatial opposite of senkrecht (vertical) and used in geometry, carpentry and everyday description.
Examples
"Die x-Achse verläuft waagerecht."
Natural Translation
The x-axis runs horizontally.
Literal Translation
The x-axis runs horizontally.
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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