Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SUB-TEND'
SUB-TEND', v.t. [L. sub and tendo, to stretch.]
To extend under; as, the line of a triangle which subtends the right angle; to subtend the chord of an arch. A line from the eye to a planet, subtends an angle of 40 degrees to with the horizon.
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