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waagerecht

horizontal, level

adjective VAH-geh-rekht Rare

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.

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