Subtend — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌbtɛnd/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌbtɛnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌbtɛnd/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈʌbtɛnd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

delimit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unterwerfen

im Gegensatz zu sein; von Winkeln und Seiten, in der Geometrie

🇫🇷French

sous-tendre

être opposé à; des angles et des côtés, en géométrie

🇪🇸Spanish

apretar

ser opuesto a; de ángulos y lados, en geometría

🇮🇹Italian

sottende

essere opposto a; degli angoli e dei lati, in geometria

🇳🇱Dutch

onderspannen

tegengesteld zijn aan; van hoeken en zijden, in geometrie

🇵🇹Portuguese

subtender

ser oposto a; de ângulos e lados, em geometria

🇷🇺Russian

слагать

быть противоположным; углов и сторон в геометрии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नीचे फैलाना

के विपरीत हो; ज्यामिति में कोणों और भुजाओं का

🇧🇩Bengali

জমা করা

এর বিপরীত হতে; কোণ এবং বাহুর, জ্যামিতিতে

🇮🇳Tamil

துணை

எதிர் இருக்க வேண்டும்; வடிவவியலில் கோணங்கள் மற்றும் பக்கங்களின்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉపకరించండి

దీనికి విరుద్ధంగా ఉండండి; కోణాలు మరియు భుజాల, జ్యామితిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

वजा करणे

च्या विरुद्ध असणे; कोन आणि बाजू, भूमिती मध्ये

🇮🇳Gujarati

સબટેન્ડ

વિરુદ્ધ હોવું; ભૂમિતિમાં ખૂણા અને બાજુઓનું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪಟಳ

ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿರಿ; ಜ್ಯಾಮಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೋನಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಬದಿಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിധേയമാക്കുക

വിപരീതമായിരിക്കുക; ജ്യാമിതിയിൽ കോണുകളുടെയും വശങ്ങളുടെയും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟਾਓ

ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਹੋਣਾ; ਕੋਣਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਸਿਆਂ ਦਾ, ਜਿਓਮੈਟਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

ذیلی کرنا

کے مخالف ہونا؛ جیومیٹری میں زاویوں اور اطراف کا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

对向

与…相反；几何中的角和边

🇯🇵Japanese

範囲を定める

反対であること。幾何学における角度と辺の

🇰🇷Korean

대하다

반대하다; 각도와 측면, 기하학

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khuất phục

đối diện với ; góc và cạnh trong hình học

🇹🇭Thai

ยอม

อยู่ตรงข้ามกับ; ของมุมและด้านข้างในเรขาคณิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

berpura-pura

berlawanan dengan; sudut dan sisi, dalam geometri

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

فرعی

مخالف بودن با زوایا و اضلاع، در هندسه

🇹🇷Turkish

boyun eğmek

karşısında olmak; açılar ve kenarlar, geometride

🇮🇱Hebrew

להכניע

להיות מול; של זוויות וצלעות, בגיאומטריה

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