वदन f. n. (
ifc. f(आ). ) the act of speaking, talking, sounding,
[ŚBr.] ;
[ŚrS.] °नं the mouth, face, countenance,
[MBh.] ;
[Kāv.] &c. ( √
कृ, to make a face or grimace,
°नी-√ भू, to become a face)
the front, point,
[R.] ;
[Suśr.] (in
alg. ) the first term, initial quantity or term of a progression,
[Col.] (in
geom. ) the side opposite to the base, the summit or apex of a triangle,
[Āryabh.]