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Raresubtending
The correct spelling is subtending.
How to pronounce subtending
verb
Say it like: Sub-ten-din-g
The correct spelling is subtending. To use an angle to delimit (mark off, enclose) part of a straight or curved line, for example an arc or the opposite side of a triangle. For example: "A hypotenuse subtends the right angle of a right triangle."
Usage Examples
“A hypotenuse subtends the right angle of a right triangle.”
“The points A and B on the circumference form the arc AB, which subtends the central angle θ.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To use an angle to delimit (mark off, enclose) part of a straight or curved line, for example an arc or the opposite side of a triangle.
- 2.(also mathematics) To extend or stretch opposite something; to be part of a straight or curved line that is opposite to and delimits an angle.
- 3.To form the central angle of a circle underneath an arc
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