subtending

Meaning

of Subtend

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Proposition 14. The straight line joined from the centre of the earth to the centre of the moon has to the straight line cut off from the axis towards the centre of the moon by the straight line subtending the (circumference) within the earth's shadow a ratio greater than that which 675 has to 1. Aristarchus of Samos

Advanced DCSs can support numerous subtending rings simultaneously. Source: Internet

Therefore one steradian corresponds to the plane (i.e. radian) angle of the cross-section of a simple cone subtending the plane angle 2θ, with θ given by: : This angle corresponds to the plane aperture angle of 2θ ≈ 1.144 rad or 65.54°. Source: Internet

Since the days when Roman law prevailed throughout Europe, torture has been regarded as subtending three classes or degrees of suffering. Source: Internet

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