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Definition of: subtend
(sub·tend′) v.t.
1. Geom. To extend under or opposite to, as the chord of an arc or the side of a triangle opposite to an angle.
2. Bot. To enclose in its axil: A leaf subtends a bud. [<L subtendere <sub- underneath + tendere stretch]
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