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subtends

/səbˈtɛndz/

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verb

正对，对向。

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 your eye at one end of the table and your friend at the other subtends the width of the table. "

你眼睛在一头、你朋友在另一头所形成的夹角，正对着桌子的宽度。

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Illustration subtends - Image 1

verb

正对，对向.

(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

正对，对向。

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."

圆周上的点A和点B构成弧AB，弧AB正对着圆心角θ。