subtend
Meaning of subtend
verb
- 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.
A hypotenuse subtends the right angle of a right triangle.
- To form the central angle of a circle underneath an arc
The points A and B on the circumference form the arc AB, which subtends the central angle θ.
Information about subtend
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of subtend is: subtends.
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Hyphenation of subtend
sub-tend
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- subtend is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
subtend synonyms
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Words that rhyme with subtend
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