subtend

/sʌbˈtɛnd/

US pronunciation

American sound/sʌbˈtɛnd/

sʌbˈtɛnd

Syllables: 2 syllables
Stress: 2nd syllable stress
Vowel: Short u vowel
Ending: Clear final sound

sʌb - ˈtɛnd -> subtend

Myanmar meaning

ထောင့် ၊ အကွေး နှင့် ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက် ၊ မျက်နှာချင်းဆိုင်ဖြစ်သည့် မျဉ်း။

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‘The space between the dot and the first letter of the prime to the right of fixation subtended a visual angle of 21.’
‘The most common geometry for curved crystal diffraction is based on the Rowland circle principle, which relies on the well-known property of a circle that an arc segment subtends a constant angle for any point on the circle.’
‘In other words, when two plates subtended the same angle - one big and far away, the other small and nearby - the antennae also made the same angle with each other.’
‘Reticles are in the second focal plane, so as power is changed the angle subtended by the space between lines varies.’
‘The radian is a unit which connects the radius of an arc, the length of the arc and the angle subtended by the arc.’
‘These angles are subtended by the same chord, AW.’
‘The Arc, Chord, Radius, Height, Angle, Apothem, and Area Suppose you have a segment of a circle, bounded by an arc of the circle and the chord subtending it.’
‘In fact Shen demonstrated a remarkable ability to view spatial arrangements and he gave an approximate formula for the length of a circular arc in terms of the chord subtending the arc.’
‘This allowed him to calculate the chord subtended by angles of 36, 72, 60, 90 and 120.’
‘Two pairs of parallel sides form equal inscribed angles that are bound to subtend equal chords - the third sides.’
‘All flowers are subtended by a bract and two bracteoles.’
‘The flower meristems are produced acropetally by the inflorescence meristem and are subtended by bracts.’
‘Trillium species are characterized by a single trimerous flower subtended by a whorl of three leaves.’
‘The bract immediately subtends the sepal, partly enclosing it.’
‘A single flower is borne on a scape arising between the basal leaves and subtended by a large, leaf-like bract.’

Synonyms

arch over, attach, bind, branch, connect, couple, cross, cross over, extend, go over, join, link, reach, span, traverse, unite

Antonyms

detach, disconnect, disjoin, disunite, divide, leave, separate, unfasten, unlink

Cross references

arch over attach bind branch connect couple cross cross over extend go over join link reach span traverse unite detach disconnect disjoin disunite divide leave separate unfasten unlink abc angle arc

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