subtend
subtend is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 28 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To extend under, or be opposed to; as, the line of a triangle which subtends the right angle; the chord subtends an arc.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- against
- and
- antarctic
- antipodal
- antipodes
- antonym
- arctic
- asunder
- contraposition
- contrariety
- converse
- counterpart
- diametrically
- face
- facing
- inverse
- inversion
- opposite
- opposition
- over
- polarity
- reverse
- septentrional
- side
- subcontrary
- the
- vis
- way
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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