subtend

tr.v., -tend·ed, -tend·ing, -tends.

1. Mathematics. To be opposite to and delimit: The side of a triangle subtends the opposite angle.
2. To underlie so as to enclose or surround: flowers subtended by leafy bracts.

[Latin subtendere, to extend underneath : sub-, sub- + tendere, to extend.]

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
  Synonym: delimit

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fremleje

Nederlands (Dutch)
tegenover plaatsen

Français (French)
v. tr. - sous-tendre

Deutsch (German)
v. - gegenüberliegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αντίκειμαι, (γεωμ.) υποτείνω

Italiano (Italian)
sottendere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - subtender, opor

Русский (Russian)
стягивать (о дуге), противолежать (о стороне треугольника)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - subtender

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stå emot

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
对, 包在叶腋内

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 對, 包在葉腋內

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 범위를 정하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 範囲を定める, 対する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقابل , يقع قباله , يمتد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נמצא מול (זווית/קשת) (הנדסה), נמצא ע"י או מתחת ל-‬

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