Uttarajya, Uttarajyā, Uttara-jya: 6 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUttarajyā (उत्तरज्या).—the versed sine of an arc (Wilson); the second half of the chord halved by the versed sine (B. and R.).
Uttarajyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uttara and jyā (ज्या).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUttarajyā (उत्तरज्या).—f.
(-jyā) The versed sine of an arc. E. uttara and jyā an arc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUttarajyā (उत्तरज्या):—[=uttara-jyā] [from uttara > ut-tama] f. the versed sine of an arc, the second half of the chord halved by the versed sine, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUttarajyā (उत्तरज्या):—[uttara-jyā] (jyā) 1. f. The versed sine of an arch.
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