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intersect
[in-ter-sekt]
verb (used with object)
to cut or divide by passing through or across.
The highway intersects the town.
verb (used without object)
to cross, as lines or wires.
Geometry.to have one or more points in common.
intersecting lines.
intersect
/ ˌɪԳəˈɛ /
verb
to divide, cut, or mark off by passing through or across
(esp of roads) to cross (each other)
maths (often foll by with) to have one or more points in common (with another configuration)
Other Word Forms
- nonintersecting adjective
- self-intersecting adjective
- unintersected adjective
- unintersecting adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of intersect1
Word History and Origins
Origin of intersect1
Example Sentences
Inequality and other forms of marginalization and identity overlap and intersect.
It was here that my journey into bathing culture intersected with the pioneering work of Leonard Koren, who began documenting L.A. bathing culture back in 1976 with Wet: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing.
With limited hours in the day and demands pulling from all sides, the two worlds inevitably intersect.
I've always had a fascination with both prison literature and plague literature, which are very intersecting, overlapping things.
Advocates said there are intersecting operations in Hawaii — welfare checks on unaccompanied children and enforcement actions against deportable immigrants.
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