Subtense
Pronunciation : Sub*tense"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. subtendere, subtentum. See Subtend, Tense, a.] (Geom.)
Definition : Defn: A line subtending, or stretching across; a chord; as, the subtense of an arc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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