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Subtend Moderate

Origin: Latin prefix sub-

Subtend has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry

2

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.

See Also
solid angle subtends enclose radian cone delimit stretch angle
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
be
Rhyming Words
end bend hend vend lend pend send tend zend wend mend fend rend emend 3 end trend piend fiend shend anend
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