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Webster 1913 Edition

Subtense

Sub-tense′

,
Noun.
[L.
subtendere
,
subtentum
. See
Subtend
,
Tense
,
Adj.
]
(Geom.)
A line subtending, or stretching across; a chord;
as, the
subtense
of an arc
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Subtense

SUBTENSE

,
Noun.
subtens'. [L. sub and tenus.] The chord of an arch or arc.

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