kohtisuora

== Finnish == === Etymology === kohti (“towards”) +‎ suora (“straight”), i.e. "straight towards [something else]". Coined by Finnish lecturer and parliament member Alexander Ferdinand Borenius in 1845. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkohtiˌsuo̯rɑ/, [ˈko̞xt̪iˌs̠uo̞̯rɑ̝] Rhymes: -uorɑ Syllabification(key): koh‧ti‧suo‧ra Hyphenation(key): kohti‧suora === Adjective === kohtisuora perpendicular, plumb (geometry) perpendicular (geometry) orthogonal ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === kohtisuora (geometry) normal Synonym: normaali ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “kohtisuora”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023