“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
SUBTENDED
Verb
subtended
simple past tense and past participle of subtend
Anagrams
• subdented
Source: Wiktionary
SUBTEND
Sub*tend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subtended; p. pr. & vb. n. Subtending.] Etym: [L. subtendere; sub under + tendere to stretch, extend. See Tend.]
Definition: To extend under, or be opposed to; as, the line of a triangle which subtends the right angle; the chord subtends an arc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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