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device meaning in Sanskrit

यन्त्र yantra

UK/dɪˈvaɪs//dɪˈvaɪs/

device in Sanskrit: यन्त्र (yantra). In English, device means any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

Sanskrit words for device

piece of equipment
यन्त्र yantra

English meaning of device

  1. noun Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
  2. noun A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
  3. noun A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. 1602, Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor. "This is our device,/ That Falstaff at that oak shall meet with us.".
  4. noun An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb.

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  • Near-synonyms: equipment, tool, machine

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Questions about device in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of device in Sanskrit?
Device in Sanskrit is यन्त्र (yantra).
device इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Device: यन्त्र (yantra).
What does device mean in English?
Device means any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

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