engelska-svenska översättning av subtend

To use an angle to delimit part of a straight or curved line, for example an arc or the opposite side of a triangle
To extend or stretch opposite something; to be part of a straight or curved line that is opposite to and delimits an angle
To form the central angle of a circle underneath an arc

A 43° angle subtends an arc of about 0.75 meters on a circle with a radius of 1 meter.
A hypotenuse subtends the right angle of a right triangle.
An arc measuring about 0.75 meters on a circle with a radius of 1 meter subtends an angle of about 43°.
The points A and B on the circumference form the arc AB, which subtends the central angle θ.

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