Subtense definitions

Subtense

• (a.) A line subtending, or stretching across; a chord; as, the subtense of an arc.
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Subtense

Sub·tense' noun [ Latin subtendere , subtentum . See Subtend , Tense , adjective ] (Geom.) A line subtending, or stretching across; a chord; as, the subtense of an arc.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/228

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