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Definitions for Subtend
[1] Geometry . to extend under or be opposite to: a chord subtending an arc.
[2] Botany . (of a leaf, bract, etc.) to occur beneath or close to.
[3] to form or mark the outline or boundary of.
[4] geometry to be opposite to and delimit (an angle or side)
[5] (of a bract, stem, etc) to have (a bud or similar part) growing in its axil
[6] to mark off
[7] to underlie; be inherent in
Words related to Subtend
traverse, span, unite, join, bind, couple, reach, cross, attach, link, branch
Words nearby Subtend
subsystem, subtangent, subteen, subtemperate, subtenant, subtend, subtenure, subterfuge, subterminal, subternatural, subterrane
Origin of Subtend
1560–70; < Latin subtendere to stretch beneath, equivalent to sub- sub- + tendere to stretch; see tend1
Word origin for Subtend
C16: from Latin subtendere to extend beneath, from sub- + tendere to stretch out
Synonyms for Subtend
span, traverse, unite, attach, bind, branch, couple, cross, join, link, reach, arch over, cross over, go over