Word Meaning 垂線の足

すいせんのあし suisen no ashi

垂線の足 is read as すいせんのあし (suisen no ashi) and means foot of a perpendicular line.

Meaning

English

  1. foot of a perpendicular line

Reading

Kana

すいせんのあし

Romaji

suisen no ashi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 98026 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

垂直線

すいちょくせん

perpendicular line

垂線

すいせん

perpendicular line

足垂星

あしたれぼし

Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

懸垂線

けんすいせん

catenary

垂直

すいちょく

perpendicular

垂らす

たらす

to dribble

垂れる

たれる

to leave behind (at death)

垂れ幕

たれまく

hanging banner

垂れ流し

たれながし

discharge (e.g. of contaminants)

垂らし込む

たらしこむ

to drop into, drop-by-drop

垂直方向書式送り

すいちょくほうこうしょしきおくり

vertical tabulation

Example Sentences

1

Let H be the base of the perpendicular drawn from point A to the line BC.