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/sʌbˈtɛnd/ · verb
(transitive, mathematics) To use an angle to delimit (mark off, enclose) part of a straight or curved line, for example an arc or the opposite side of a triangle..
A 43° angle subtends an arc of about 0.75 meters on a circle with a radius of 1 meter.
A hypotenuse subtends the right angle of a right triangle.
An arc measuring about 0.75 meters on a circle with a radius of 1 meter subtends an angle of about 43°.
[…] 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.
The points A and B on the circumference form the arc AB, which subtends the central angle θ.
Use subtend when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Subtend means (transitive, mathematics) To use an angle to delimit (mark off, enclose) part of a straight or curved line, for example an arc or the opposite side of a triangle..
Common synonyms include delimit.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A 43° angle subtends an arc of about 0.75 meters on a circle with a radius of 1 meter.
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