subtend
/sʌbˈtɛnd/ · verb
Meaning
- 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.
- (also mathematics) To extend or stretch opposite something; to be part of a straight or curved line that is opposite to and delimits an angle.
- To form the central angle of a circle underneath an arc
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