intersection
Pronunciation: /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/
The English word “intersection” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
- Any overlap, confluence, or crossover.
- 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).
- The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.
- 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
- The pullback of a corner of monics.
Etymology
From Middle French intersection and its etymon Latin intersectiō. By surface analysis, intersect + -ion.
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More English words
- intersectant
- intersectarian
- intersectin
- intersectingly
- intersection syndrome
- intersectional
- intersectionalism
- intersectionalist
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