Definition of Subtense. Meaning of Subtense. Synonyms of Subtense

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Definition of Subtense

Subtense
Subtense Sub*tense", n. [L. subtendere, subtentum. See Subtend, Tense, a.] (Geom.) A line subtending, or stretching across; a chord; as, the subtense of an arc.

Meaning of Subtense from wikipedia

- angle between indicators on the two ends of the subtense bar. The distance from the telescope to the subtense bar is the height of an isosceles triangle formed...
- a 2-degree visual subtense. The thumb-nail joint (from thumb-tip to joint-by-the-nail) appears about two degrees of visual subtense at arm’s length for...
- picture height, also known simply as lines, TV lines, or TVL), or to angular subtense. Instead of single lines, line pairs are often used, composed of a dark...
- surveying applied in 1993 by the New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB). A subtense bar is a fixed base, usually 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) long, used in conjunction...
- mirrors set a distance apart horizontally in a long slim box, similar to a subtense bar but located at the measuring station, and forming two images. This...
- portension, portent, portentous, pretend, pretense, pretension, subtend, subtense, superintend, superintendency, superintendent, tempt, temptation, tend...
- measured it, such as angle of sighting, day of the solar year, angular subtense of the moon, etc. which were gathered together, some astronomical observations...
- (frontal subtense), parietal chord, bregma-lambda subtense (parietal subtense), occipital chord and lambda-opisthion subtense (occipital subtense). Each...
- subjunctive mood). The present tense is mainly classified into four parts or subtenses. Simple present : The simple present tense is emplo**** in a sentence to...
- portent, portentous, pretend, pretense, pretension, reintensify, subtend, subtense, superintend, superintendency, superintendent, tempt, temptation, tend...