subtend
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin subtendere; sub (“under”) + tendere (“to stretch, extend”). See tend.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
subtend (third-person singular simple present subtends, present participle subtending, simple past and past participle subtended)
- (transitive) To extend or stretch underneath or opposite something.
- 2012, Me, myself, us,The Economist, 16th august 2012 issue
- ...trillions of bacteria, each equally an individual, which are found in a person’s gut, his mouth, his scalp, his skin and all of the crevices and orifices that subtend from his body’s surface.
- 2012, Me, myself, us,The Economist, 16th august 2012 issue
- (mathematics) To enclose an arc on a circle with an angle.
- A 43° angle subtends an arc about ¾ meter long on a circle with a radius of 1 meter.
Translations[edit]
to stretch underneath something
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to enclose an arc
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