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subtended

/sʌbˈtɛndɪd/ /səbˈtɛndɪd/

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verb

正对，对向，对

To use an angle to delimit (mark off, enclose) part of a straight or curved line, for example an arc or the opposite side of a triangle.

Examples :

"The angle formed by looking at the top and bottom of the flagpole from where I stood subtended the entire height of the flagpole. "

从我站立的地方看旗杆的顶部和底部所形成的夹角，正好对着旗杆的整个高度。

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verb

正对，对向，对应。

(also mathematics) To extend or stretch opposite something; to be part of a straight or curved line that is opposite to and delimits an angle.

Examples :

"A hypotenuse subtends the right angle of a right triangle."

直角三角形的斜边正对着直角.

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verb

对向，正对。

To form the central angle of a circle underneath an arc

Examples :

"The points A and B on the circumference form the arc AB, which subtends the central angle θ."

圆周上的A点和B点构成了弧AB，弧AB正对圆心角θ。