Subtend

//sʌbˈtɛnd//

"Subtend" in a Sentence (5 examples)

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.

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