Definition of Subchord

1. a subdivision of a chord [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subchord

subcentrally
subchain
subchains
subchannel
subchannels
subchanter
subchanters
subchapter
subchapters
subchaser
subchasers
subchelate
subchief
subchiefs
subchondral
subchord (current term)
subchords
subchorionic
subchromosomal
subchron
subchronic
subchrons
subchunk
subchunks
subcinctorium
subcircle
subcircles
subcircuit
subcircuits
subcircular

Literary usage of Subchord

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Field engineering: A Handbook of the Theory and Practice of Railway by William Henry Searles, Howard Chapin Ives (1919)
"If the curve ends with a subchord, as dB, produce the curve to the first station beyond B, as e", then calculate the two offsets for the two ..."

2. Field engineering: A Handbook of the Theory and Practice of Railway by William Henry Searles, Howard Chapin Ives (1919)
"If the curve ends with a subchord, as dB, produce the curve to the first station beyond B, as e", then calculate the two offsets for the two ..."

3. Field engineering: A Handbook of the Theory and Practice of Railway by William Henry Searles, Howard Chapin Ives (1919)
"9, Hence li : t :: c2 : (100)« cH (39) Thus ti may be found by multiplying the square of the subchord by the value of t given in Table I, and dividing the ..."

4. Field Engineering: A Hand-book of the Theory and Practice of Railway by William Henry Searles (1901)
"When the curve begins or ends with any subchord. 125. Let A, Fig. ... The deflection angle from the subchord Aa produced to the chord ab is £ (d + D), ..."

5. Railroad Construction: Theory and Practice : a Textbook for the Use of by Walter Loring Webb (1908)
"Length of a subchord. Since it is impracticable to measure along a curved arc, curves are always measured by laying off 100-foot chord lengths. ..."

6. Railroad Construction: Theory and Practice : a Textbook for the Use of by Walter Loring Webb (1903)
"10, Length of a subchord. Since it is impracticable to measure along a curved arc, ... will evidently be slightly longer If c be the length of a subchord ..."

7. Field Engineering: A Hand-book of the Theory and Practice of Railway by William Henry Searles (1880)
"When the curve begins or en,ls with a subchord. 114. Let A, Fig. 9, he the r C. and Aa the first sub- chord = c, and the angle VAa = irf, and let the offset ..."

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