To extend under; as the line of a triangle which subtends the right angle; to subtend the chord of an arch. A line from the eye to a planet, subtends an angle of 40 degrees with the horizon.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
To extend under, or be opposed to; as, the line of a triangle which subtends the right angle; the chord subtends an arc.
Extended under.
Extending under.
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Contraposition Roget’s Thesaurus §237
N. contraposition, opposition, # polarity, inversion, opposite side, reverse, inverse, counterpart, antipodes, opposite poles, north and south, antonym, opposite (contrariety) 14
V. be opposite, subtend
Adj. opposite, reverse, inverse, converse, antipodal, subcontrary, fronting, facing, diametrically opposite, northern, septentrional, boreal, arctic, southern, austral, antarctic
Adv. over, over the way, over against, against, face to face, vis-a- vis, as poles asunder
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