Senke

Senke

See also: senke

German

Etymology

    Inherited from Middle High German senke.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈzɛŋkə/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Senke f (genitive Senke, plural Senken)

    1. (geography) well, depression, basin, valley
      die Norddeutsche Senke ― the North German Basin
    2. (mathematics, physics) sink
    3. (graph theory) sink (node in directed graph for which all of its edges go into it)
    4. (electronics) drain (terminal of a field effect transistor)

    Declension

    Declension of Senke [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Senke die Senken
    genitive einer der Senke der Senken
    dative einer der Senke den Senken
    accusative eine die Senke die Senken

    Further reading

    • “Senke”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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