/ səbˈtend; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( geometry ) ( of a line or chord ) to be opposite to an arc or angle
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. : from Latin subtendere , from sub- under + tendere stretch.
/ səbˈtend; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( geometry ) ( of a line or chord ) to be opposite to an arc or angle
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. : from Latin subtendere , from sub- under + tendere stretch.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005