verb
- to extend under or be opposite to (an arc or angle)
Usage: geometry; mathematics
Examples
- The chord is subtending an arc of 60 degrees.
- In the triangle, side AB is subtending angle C.
- The diameter subtends a semicircle.
- This line segment subtends the given angle.
- The arc subtending the central angle measures 120 degrees.
- Two radii subtend equal arcs in the circle.