subtend

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry

Word Origin

subtend (v.)
1560s, from Latin subtendere "to stretch underneath," from sub "under" (see sub-) + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Related: Subtended; subtending.

Example

1. The others are trillions of bacteria , each equally an individual , which are found in a person 's gut , his mouth , his scalp , his skin and all of the crevices and orifices that subtend from his body 's surface .

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