intercept

interceptThe intercept form of the equation of a line is ^x/_a + ^y/_b =1.

in·ter·cept

I0182500 (ĭn′tər-sĕpt′)tr.v. in·ter·cept·ed, in·ter·cept·ing, in·ter·cepts 1. To stop, deflect, or interrupt the progress or intended course of: intercepted me with a message as I was leaving.2. Sports a. To gain possession of (an opponent's pass), as in football or basketball.b. To gain possession of a pass made by (an opponent), especially in football.3. To slow or prevent (precipitation) from reaching the ground. Used of vegetation.4. Mathematics a. To intersect (a coordinate axis).b. To include or bound (a part of a space or curve) between two points or lines.5. Archaic To prevent.6. Obsolete To cut off from access or communication.n. (ĭn′tər-sĕpt′)1. Mathematics The point or coordinates at which a line, curve, or surface intersects a coordinate axis.2. a. The interception of a missile by another missile or an aircraft by another aircraft.b. Interception of a radio transmission.3. An interceptor.

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[Middle English intercepten, from Latin intercipere, intercept- : inter-, inter- + capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

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in′ter·cep′tive adj.

intercept

vb (tr) 1. to stop, deflect, or seize on the way from one place to another; prevent from arriving or proceeding2. (Team Sports, other than specified) sport to seize or cut off (a pass) on its way from one opponent to another3. (Mathematics) maths to cut off, mark off, or bound (some part of a line, curve, plane, or surface) n 4. (Mathematics) maths a. a point at which two figures intersectb. the distance from the origin to the point at which a line, curve, or surface cuts a coordinate axisc. an intercepted segment 5. (Team Sports, other than specified) sport US and Canadian the act of intercepting an opponent's pass [C16: from Latin intercipere to seize before arrival, from inter- + capere to take] ˌinterˈception n ˌinterˈceptive adj

in•ter•cept

(v. ˌɪn tərˈsɛpt; n. ˈɪn tərˌsɛpt)
v.t. 1. to take, seize, or halt (someone or something on the way from one place to another); cut off from an intended destination: to intercept a messenger. 2. to secretly listen to or record (a transmitted communication). 3. to stop or interrupt the course, progress, or transmission of. 4. to take possession of (a ball or puck) during an attempted pass by an opposing team. 5. to stop or check (passage, travel, etc.): to intercept an escape. 6. to catch up to and destroy (an aircraft or missile). 7. Math. to mark off or include, as between two points or lines. 8. to intersect. 9. Obs. to prevent the operation or effect of. 10. Obs. to cut off from access, sight, etc. n. 11. interception. 12. an intercepted communication. 13. Math. a. an intercepted segment of a line. b. (in a coordinate system) the distance from the origin to the point at which a curve or line intersects an axis. [1535–45; < Latin interceptus, past participle of intercipere to intercept =inter- inter- + -cipere, comb. form of capere to take] in`ter•cep′tive, adj.

in·ter·cept

(ĭn′tər-sĕpt′) Mathematics In a Cartesian coordinate system, the coordinate of a point at which a line, curve, or surface intersects a coordinate axis. If a curve intersects the x-axis at (4,0), then 4 is the curve's x-intercept; if the curve intersects the y-axis at (0,2), then 2 is its y-intercept.

intercept

Past participle: intercepted
Gerund: intercepting

Imperative
intercept
intercept

Present
I intercept
you intercept
he/she/it intercepts
we intercept
you intercept
they intercept

Preterite
I intercepted
you intercepted
he/she/it intercepted
we intercepted
you intercepted
they intercepted

Present Continuous
I am intercepting
you are intercepting
he/she/it is intercepting
we are intercepting
you are intercepting
they are intercepting

Present Perfect
I have intercepted
you have intercepted
he/she/it has intercepted
we have intercepted
you have intercepted
they have intercepted

Past Continuous
I was intercepting
you were intercepting
he/she/it was intercepting
we were intercepting
you were intercepting
they were intercepting

Past Perfect
I had intercepted
you had intercepted
he/she/it had intercepted
we had intercepted
you had intercepted
they had intercepted

Future
I will intercept
you will intercept
he/she/it will intercept
we will intercept
you will intercept
they will intercept

Future Perfect
I will have intercepted
you will have intercepted
he/she/it will have intercepted
we will have intercepted
you will have intercepted
they will have intercepted

Future Continuous
I will be intercepting
you will be intercepting
he/she/it will be intercepting
we will be intercepting
you will be intercepting
they will be intercepting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been intercepting
you have been intercepting
he/she/it has been intercepting
we have been intercepting
you have been intercepting
they have been intercepting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been intercepting
you will have been intercepting
he/she/it will have been intercepting
we will have been intercepting
you will have been intercepting
they will have been intercepting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been intercepting
you had been intercepting
he/she/it had been intercepting
we had been intercepting
you had been intercepting
they had been intercepting

Conditional
I would intercept
you would intercept
he/she/it would intercept
we would intercept
you would intercept
they would intercept

Past Conditional
I would have intercepted
you would have intercepted
he/she/it would have intercepted
we would have intercepted
you would have intercepted
they would have intercepted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	intercept - the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axispoint - a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"
Verb	1.	intercept - seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"stopgrab, take hold of, catch - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"cut out, cut off - cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van"
	2.	intercept - tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"wiretap, bug, tapeavesdrop, listen in - listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations"

intercept

verb catch, take, stop, check, block, arrest, seize, cut off, interrupt, head off, deflect, obstruct Gunmen intercepted him on the way to the airport.

intercept

verbTo block the progress of and force to change direction:cut off, head off.

Translations

拦截

intercept

(intəˈsept) verb to stop or catch (a person, thing etc) before he, it etc arrives at the place to which he, it etc is going, being sent etc. The messenger was intercepted on his way to the king. 攔截 拦截ˌinterˈception noun 攔截 拦截