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subtendents

subtendents is the plural of subtendent.

Meaning of subtendent

Noun

subtendent (plural subtendents)

  1. The side that subtends (is opposite) a specified angle;
    • Lastly, if you put BC the lesser of the sides, including the right angle for Radius, the greater side, AC, including the right angle is the tangent of ABC, the greater acute angle opposite; and the subtendent A B, is the secant of the same acute angle.1642, Bartholomäus Pitiscus, Trigonometry: Or, The Doctrine of Triangles., page 91

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Questions about subtendents

What is subtendents the plural of?
Subtendents is the plural of subtendent.

Words near subtendents in the dictionary

  1. subtenanting
  2. subtenants
  3. subtend
  4. subtended
  5. subtendent
  6. subtendents
  7. subtender
  8. subtenders
  9. subtendeth
  10. subtending
  11. subtendon

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