The chord of an arc subtends the arc.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sub — sub·abdominal; sub·account; sub·acetate; sub·acid; sub·acidity; sub·acute; sub·adult; sub·aerial; sub·aesthetic; sub·age; sub·agency; sub·agent; sub·akhmimic; sub·alary; sub·alate; sub·alimentation; sub·alkaline; sub·allocate; sub·almoner;… … English syllables
tend — am·bi·tend·en·cy; at·tend; at·tend·ance; at·tend·ee; back·tend·er; bar·tend; bar·tend·er; con·tend; con·tend·er; con·ver·tend; dis·tend; ex·tend; ex·tend·er; ex·tend·ibil·i·ty; ex·tend·ible; in·tend; in·tend·ance; in·tend·an·cy; in·tend·ant;… … English syllables
Sub-replacement fertility — is a total fertility rate (TFR) that (if sustained) leads to each new generation being less populous than the previous one in a given area. In developed countries sub replacement fertility is any rate below approximately 2.1 children born per… … Wikipedia
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sub- — ♦ Préfixe, du lat. sub « sous », qui exprime la position en dessous (⇒ hypo , infra , sous ), et fig. le faible degré et l approximation. ● sub Préfixe, du latin sub , sous, exprimant la position inférieure dans l espace (subaérien) ; la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
subtend — sub·tend … English syllables
subtend — sub•tend [[t]səbˈtɛnd, sʌb [/t]] v. t. 1) math. Geom. to extend under or be opposite to: a chord subtending an arc[/ex] 2) bot (of a leaf, bract, etc.) to occur beneath or close to 3) to form or mark the outline or boundary of • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
Subtend — Sub*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subtended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subtending}.] [L. subtendere; sub under + tendere to stretch, extend. See {Tend}.] To extend under, or be opposed to; as, the line of a triangle which subtends the right angle; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Subtended — Subtend Sub*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subtended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subtending}.] [L. subtendere; sub under + tendere to stretch, extend. See {Tend}.] To extend under, or be opposed to; as, the line of a triangle which subtends the right angle;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Subtending — Subtend Sub*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subtended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subtending}.] [L. subtendere; sub under + tendere to stretch, extend. See {Tend}.] To extend under, or be opposed to; as, the line of a triangle which subtends the right angle;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
