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subtend

sub·tend
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh b-tend, suhb-]
    • /səbˈtɛnd, sʌb-/
    • /səb.ˈtend/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh b-tend, suhb-]
    • /səbˈtɛnd, sʌb-/

Definitions of subtend word

  • verb with object subtend Geometry. to extend under or be opposite to: a chord subtending an arc. 1
  • verb with object subtend Botany. (of a leaf, bract, etc.) to occur beneath or close to. 1
  • verb with object subtend to form or mark the outline or boundary of. 1
  • transitive verb subtend underlie 1
  • transitive verb subtend mathematics: delimit 1
  • verb subtend to be opposite to and delimit (an angle or side) 0

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Origin of subtend

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Latin subtendere to stretch beneath, equivalent to sub- sub- + tendere to stretch; see tend1

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Parts of speech for Subtend

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

subtend popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

subtend usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for subtend

verb subtend

  • branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
  • branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
  • bridge — A bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other.
  • cross over — a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
  • crossing over — the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the diplotene stage of meiosis. It results in the rearrangement of genes and produces variation in the inherited characteristics of the offspring

Antonyms for subtend

verb subtend

  • disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.

Top questions with subtend

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