subtending

Example:The leaf is detached from the stem, no longer subtending the flower.

Definition:Not connected or joined to something else; separated or disconnected.

Example:The glacier is receding from the mountain, no longer subtending the river valley.

Definition:Moving away from a point, line, or area; retreating.

Example:The walls separate the rooms, no longer subtending each other.

Definition:To divide or keep apart by a strip of intervening land or water, or by partition; to mark off by lines; to separate and keep distinct;