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Subtense
UK
/sʌbˈtɛns/
US
/sʌbˈtɛns/
Translation of "subtense" into Russian
subtense
Noun
UK
/sʌbˈtɛns/
US
/sʌbˈtɛns/
subtense
subtenses pl
In geometry, the subtense of a triangle is the side opposite the angle.
В геометрии основание треугольника - это сторона, противоположная углу.
Definitions
subtense
Noun
UK
/sʌbˈtɛns/
US
/sʌbˈtɛns/
A line or chord that subtends an angle, especially in a geometric figure.
In the triangle, the subtense of the angle at the vertex is the base of the triangle.
The angle subtended by an object at a given point; the apparent angular size of an object.
The Moon has an angular subtense of about half a degree when viewed from Earth.
subtense
Adjective
UK
/sʌbˈtɛns/
US
/sʌbˈtɛns/
Relating to or used in the subtense method of measurement in surveying or geometry.
The engineers positioned a subtense bar across the baseline.