SUBTEND', verb transitive [Latin sub and tendo, to stretch.] 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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.