English Explanatory Dictionary

intersection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
  2. Any overlap, confluence, or crossover.
  3. The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect).
  4. The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.
  5. The element where two or more straight lines of synchronized skaters pass through each other.https://web.archive.org/web/20120214131704/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-295370-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html
  6. The pullback of a corner of monics.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/ /ˌɪntəɹˈsɛkʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intersection.wav

Word forms

intersection intersections

Etymology

From Middle French intersection and its etymon Latin intersectiō. By surface analysis, intersect + -ion.

Synonyms

crossroads

Related words

intersect intersectional intersectionalism intersectionalist intersectionalistic intersectionality intersegment corner crossroad crossroads junction overlap union ∩

Derived words

cointersection intersection syndrome nonintersection pseudointersection seagull intersection T-intersection Y-intersection
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