Subtend

/sʌbˈtɛnd/

Synonyms for "subtend" (29 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Strong matches (9)

Related words (14)

lie oppositematchmeet head onmeet head-onopposepit againstpolarizepose againstput in oppositionset over againststand opposedstand opposite
Verb(2 words)

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

4 entries
counterbalancegeographic boundarygeometric relationoppose

More specific

7 entries
arcboundary linecentral anglechordcoastlineinscribed angleshoreline

Collocations

5 entries
arc lengthcentral anglechord lengthsubtended anglesubtended arc

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A 43° angle subtends an arc of about 0.75 meters on a circle with a radius of 1 meter.

Source: wiktionary

A hypotenuse subtends the right angle of a right triangle.

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An arc measuring about 0.75 meters on a circle with a radius of 1 meter subtends an angle of about 43°.

Source: wiktionary

[…] 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.

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