Lambarekha, Lambarekhā, Lamba-rekha: 2 definitions

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[«previous next»] — Lambarekha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lambarekhā (लम्बरेखा).—the sine of the co-latitude; स्वाबाधाभुजकृत्योरन्तरमूलं प्रजायते लम्बः । लम्बगुणं भूम्यर्धं स्पष्टं त्रिभुजं फलं भवति (svābādhābhujakṛtyorantaramūlaṃ prajāyate lambaḥ | lambaguṇaṃ bhūmyardhaṃ spaṣṭaṃ tribhujaṃ phalaṃ bhavati) Līlā.

Lambarekhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lamba and rekhā (रेखा). See also (synonyms): lambaguṇa, lambajyā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lambarekhā (लम्बरेखा):—[=lamba-rekhā] [from lamba > lamb] f. (in [astronomy]) the complement of latitude, co-lat°, [Golādhyāya]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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