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Definition of subtend verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

subtend

verb

NAmE//səbˈtɛnd//

subtend something (geometry)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they subtend

he / she / it subtends

past simple subtended

-ing form subtending

(of a line or chord) to be opposite to an arc or angle

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