v. To extend or stretch underneath or opposite something
v. To enclose an arc on a circle with an angle
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To extend under, or be opposed to.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To extend under or be opposite to: a geometrical terra: as, the side of a triangle which subtends the right angle.
In botany, to embrace in its axil, as a leaf, bract, etc.: as, in many Compositæ the florets are subtended by bracts called chaff.
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v. be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
Word Usage
"Anyhow, when Blondie told me the range of the targets, I figured the difference between the two and realized what the subtend value was for the dots at that range."