Subtend vs Spathe - What's the difference?
subtend | spathe |
To extend or stretch underneath or opposite something
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*:...trillions of bacteria, each equally an individual, which are found in a person’s gut, his mouth, his scalp, his skin and all of the crevices and orifices that subtend from his body’s surface.
(mathematics) To enclose an arc on a circle with an angle
As a verb subtend
is to extend or stretch underneath or opposite something.As a noun spathe is
(botany) a large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix.subtend
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(en verb)Me, myself, us,The Economist, 16th august 2012 issue
- A 43° angle subtends an arc about ¾ meter long on a circle with a radius of 1 meter.
