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joist meaning in Sanskrit

वंश vaṃśá

/d͡ʒɔɪst/

joist in Sanskrit: वंश (vaṃśá). In English, joist means a piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.

Sanskrit words for joist

joist, joint
वंश vaṃśá

English meaning of joist

  1. noun A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
  2. verb To fit or furnish with joists.

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Questions about joist in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of joist in Sanskrit?
Joist in Sanskrit is वंश (vaṃśá).
joist इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Joist: वंश (vaṃśá).
What does joist mean in English?
Joist means a piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “joist”: वंश. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: joist (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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