gnomon

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Spoken Sanskrit

English

सङ्ख्या 	-	  saGkhyA 	-	 f.
  	-	 gnomon  [ stationary arm that projects the shadow on a sundial ]
कील 	-	  kIla 	-	 m.
  	-	 gnomon  [ stationary arm that projects the shadow on a sundial ]
शङ्कुजीवा 	-	  zaGkujIvA 	-	 f.
  	-	  sine of a gnomon
स्थाणु 	-	  sthANu 	-	 m.
  	-	 gnomon of a dial
शङ्कुतल 	-	  zaGkutala 	-	 n.
  	-	  base of a gnomon
नरयन्त्र 	-	  narayantra 	-	 n.
  	-	 gnomon-instrument
शङ्कुच्छाया 	-	  zaGkucchAyA 	-	 f.
  	-	  shadow of a gnomon
भा 	-	  bhA 	-	 f.
  	-	  shadow of a gnomon
छाय 	-	  chAya 	-	 n.
  	-	  shadow of a gnomon
शङ्कु 	-	  zaGku 	-	 m.
  	-	  pin or gnomon of a dial
नर 	-	  nara 	-	 m.
  	-	  pin or gnomon of a sun-dial
मयूख 	-	  mayUkha 	-	 m.
  	-	  pin or gnomon of a sun-dial
नृ 	-	  nR 	-	 m.
  	-	  pin or gnomon of a sun-dial
प्रभा 	-	  prabhA 	-	 f.
  	-	  shadow of the gnomon on a sun-dial
बाहु 	-	  bAhu 	-	 m.
 f.
  	-	  shadow of the gnomon on a sun-dial
छायाग्रह 	-	  chAyAgraha 	-	 m.
  	-	  receiving the image or the gnomon's shadow
विषमच्छाया 	-	  viSamacchAyA 	-	 f.
  	-	  shadow of the gnomon at noon when the sun is on the equinoctial line
समशङ्कु 	-	  samazaGku 	-	 m.
  	-	  sun's gnomon i.e. altitude when it reaches the prime vertical circle
अक्षकर्ण 	-	  akSakarNa 	-	 m.
  	-	  hypotenuse of the triangle formed with the gnomon of a dial and its shadow
विषुवच्छाया 	-	  viSuvacchAyA 	-	 f.
  	-	  shadow of the gnomon or index of a dial at noon when the sun is on the equinoctial points

Monier Williams

English

 GNOMON,  s.
  (Of a dial) कीलः,  मयूखः,  शङ्कुः m.
 ,  नरः,  ना m.
  (नृ).

Borooah

English

 GNOMON:
I Of a dial:
(1) अङ्कुः
(2) कीलः
(3) मयूखः।
II In geo.
 : *स्वरूपच्छेदः
 कीलः।

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Raghuvira

English

English:
  gnomon
(of a sundial) छायाशंकु m. (शंकु ancient usage)

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