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subtend englanniksi
To use an angle to delimit (off, enclose) part of a straight or curved line, for example an arc or the opposite side of a triangle.
''A 43° angle subtends an arc of about 0.75 meters on a circle with a radius of 1 meter.''
To extend or stretch opposite something; to be part of a straight or curved line that is opposite to and delimits an angle.
''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°.''
{{quote-journal|en|date=16 August 2012|titleurl=http://www.economist.com/node/21560523|title=Me, myself, us|journal=The Economist|section=issue
''The points A and B on the circumference form the arc AB, which subtends the central angle θ.''