Subtend
verb (used with object)
1.
Geometry. to extend under or be opposite to:
a chord subtending an arc.
2.
Botany. (of a leaf, bract, etc.) to occur beneath or close to.
3.
to form or mark the outline or boundary of.
verb (transitive)
1.
(geometry) to be opposite to and delimit (an angle or side)
2.
(of a bract, stem, etc) to have (a bud or similar part) growing in its axil
3.
to mark off
4.
to underlie; be inherent in
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