Obs. [f. L. subtent-, pa. ppl. stem of subtendĕre to SUBTEND: see -TION.] = SUBTENSE.
1610. Hopton, Baculum Geodæt., VII. ii. 297. Any right lines being applied to a circle is called a subtention, which may be Sines, Tangents, or Secants.
Obs. [f. L. subtent-, pa. ppl. stem of subtendĕre to SUBTEND: see -TION.] = SUBTENSE.
1610. Hopton, Baculum Geodæt., VII. ii. 297. Any right lines being applied to a circle is called a subtention, which may be Sines, Tangents, or Secants.
