Subtend

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 chord subtends an arc.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  subtend
       v : be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry [syn: {delimit}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "subtend":
     bump heads, confront, contend, contrapose, contraposit, contrast,
     counteract, face, front, lie opposite, match, meet head-on, oppose,
     polarize, pose against, put in opposition, set over against,
     stand opposed, stand opposite