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# How to pronounce "subtendent" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/sʌbtɛndɛnt/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **sub·ten·dent**
- **Native Audio**: [Listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/64/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-subtendent.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-subtendent.wav.mp3)

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- The side that subtends (is opposite) a specified angle;
  - *Example*: "Lastly, if you put BC the lesser of the sides, including the right angle for Radius, the greater side, AC, including the right angle is the tangent of ABC, the greater acute angle opposite; and the subtendent A B, is the secant of the same acute angle."

### ADJECTIVE
- That subtends; that lies opposite to a specified angle or point.
  - *Example*: "Captain Herschel expresses doubts of this, but it is evident that as the cusps closed both must have been within the space subtendent by half the length of the slit."

### Example Sentences
- "Lastly, if you put BC the lesser of the sides, including the right angle for Radius, the greater side, AC, including the right angle is the tangent of ABC, the greater acute angle opposite; and the subtendent A B, is the secant of the same acute angle."
- "Captain Herschel expresses doubts of this, but it is evident that as the cusps closed both must have been within the space subtendent by half the length of the slit."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "subtendent"

- **Syllables**: sub · ten · dent
- **IPA**: `/sʌbtɛndɛnt/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Pronunciations

[sub](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/sub), [suba](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/suba), [subabbot](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabbot), [subabdominal](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabdominal), [subability](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subability), [subabortive](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabortive), [subabsolute](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabsolute), [subabul](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabul)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “subtendent”?
“subtendent” is pronounced /sʌbtɛndɛnt/ (sub · ten · dent). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “subtendent”?
“subtendent” has 3 syllables: sub · ten · dent.

### What does “subtendent” mean?
The side that subtends (is opposite) a specified angle;


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