SUBTENSE

Noun

subtense (plural subtenses)

(geometry) A line which subtends, especially the chord of an arc.

(geometry) The angle subtended by a line at a point.

Anagrams

• subteens

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*tense", n. Etym: [L. subtendere, subtentum. See Subtend, Tense, a.] (Geom.)

Definition: A line subtending, or stretching across; a chord; as, the subtense of an arc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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