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subtend definition

sub·tend (səb tend′)

transitive verb

  1. to extend under or be opposite to in position each side of a triangle subtends the opposite angle
  2. Bot. to enclose in an angle, as between a leaf and its stem

Etymology: L subtendere < sub-, under + tendere, to stretch: see tend

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