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(ɪntəʳsekt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense intersects, present participle intersecting, past tense, past participle intersected

1. verb

If two or more lines or roads intersect, they meet or cross each other. You can also say that one line or road intersects another.

The orbit of this comet intersects the orbit of the Earth. [VERB noun]

The circles will intersect in two places. [VERB]

The centre of the city is full of tiny intersecting alley-ways. [VERB-ing]

2. verb

If one thing intersects with another or if two things intersect, the two things have a connection at a particular point.

...the ways in which historical events intersect with individual lives. [VERB + with]

Their histories intersect. [VERB]

3. verb [usually passive]

If a place, area, or surface is intersected by things such as roads or lines, they cross it.

The city is intersected by three main waterways. [be VERB-ed]

Synonyms: cross, meet, cut, divide More Synonyms of intersect

intersect in British English

(ˌɪntəˈsɛkt)

verb

to divide, cut, or mark off by passing through or across

(esp of roads) to cross (each other)

3. mathematics (often foll by with)

to have one or more points in common (with another configuration)

Word origin

C17: from Latin intersecāre to divide, from inter- + secāre to cut

intersect in American English

(ˌɪntərˈsɛkt)

verb transitive

to divide into two parts by passing through or across; cut across

a river intersects the plain

verb intransitive

to cross each other

lines intersecting to form right angles

Word origin

< L intersectus, pp. of intersecare, to cut between, cut off < inter-, between + secare, to cut: see saw2

Examples of 'intersect' in a sentence
intersect

Every time she thought she had a clear line to a point something would intersect.He had rowed two miles from the shore, to a point where the lines of sight from the camera-towers seemed to intersect.He led us onto a long, winding street that seemed not to intersect any others or have any outlet.

(verb) in the sense of cross

Definition

(of roads or lines) to cross (each other)

The centre of the city is intersected by the main waterways.

Synonyms

cross

The two roads cross at this junction.

meet

a crossing where four paths meet

cut

a straight line that cuts the vertical axis

divide

the artificial line that divided the city

cut across

bisect

The main street bisects the town.

crisscross

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bisect

Definition

to cut or split into two

The main street bisects the town.

Synonyms

cut in two,

cross,

separate,

split,

halve,

cleave,

cut across,

intersect,

cut in half,

split down the middle,

divide in two,

bifurcate

in the sense of cut

Definition

to make a sharp or sudden change in direction

a straight line that cuts the vertical axis

Synonyms

cross,

interrupt,

intersect,

bisect

in the sense of divide

Definition

to separate into parts

the artificial line that divided the city

Synonyms

separate,

part,

split,

cut (up),

sever,

partition,

shear,

segregate,

cleave,

subdivide,

bisect,

split off,

demarcate,

sunder

Synonyms of 'intersect'

intersect

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单词	intersect
释义	Trends of intersect View usage for: intersect (ɪntəʳsekt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense intersects, present participle intersecting, past tense, past participle intersected 1. verb If two or more lines or roads intersect, they meet or cross each other. You can also say that one line or road intersects another. The orbit of this comet intersects the orbit of the Earth. [VERB noun] The circles will intersect in two places. [VERB] The centre of the city is full of tiny intersecting alley-ways. [VERB-ing] 2. verb If one thing intersects with another or if two things intersect, the two things have a connection at a particular point. ...the ways in which historical events intersect with individual lives. [VERB + with] Their histories intersect. [VERB] 3. verb [usually passive] If a place, area, or surface is intersected by things such as roads or lines, they cross it. The city is intersected by three main waterways. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: cross, meet, cut, divide More Synonyms of intersect intersect in British English (ˌɪntəˈsɛkt) verb 1. to divide, cut, or mark off by passing through or across 2. (esp of roads) to cross (each other) 3. mathematics (often foll by with) to have one or more points in common (with another configuration) Word origin C17: from Latin intersecāre to divide, from inter- + secāre to cut intersect in American English (ˌɪntərˈsɛkt) verb transitive 1. to divide into two parts by passing through or across; cut across a river intersects the plain verb intransitive 2. to cross each other lines intersecting to form right angles Word origin < L intersectus, pp. of intersecare, to cut between, cut off < inter-, between + secare, to cut: see saw2 Examples of 'intersect' in a sentence intersect Every time she thought she had a clear line to a point something would intersect. Clive Barker THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2001) He had rowed two miles from the shore, to a point where the lines of sight from the camera-towers seemed to intersect. Ballard, J. G. RUSHING TO PARADISE (2001) He led us onto a long, winding street that seemed not to intersect any others or have any outlet. David Zindell THE LIGHTSTONE: BOOK ONE, PART TWO OF THE EA CYCLE (2001) (verb) in the sense of cross Definition (of roads or lines) to cross (each other) The centre of the city is intersected by the main waterways. Synonyms cross The two roads cross at this junction. meet a crossing where four paths meet cut a straight line that cuts the vertical axis divide the artificial line that divided the city cut across bisect The main street bisects the town. crisscross Additional synonyms in the sense of bisect Definition to cut or split into two The main street bisects the town. Synonyms cut in two, cross, separate, split, halve, cleave, cut across, intersect, cut in half, split down the middle, divide in two, bifurcate in the sense of cut Definition to make a sharp or sudden change in direction a straight line that cuts the vertical axis Synonyms cross, interrupt, intersect, bisect in the sense of divide Definition to separate into parts the artificial line that divided the city Synonyms separate, part, split, cut (up), sever, partition, shear, segregate, cleave, subdivide, bisect, split off, demarcate, sunder Synonyms of 'intersect' intersect Explore 'intersect' in the dictionary
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