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单词 intersect
释义 in·ter·sect
I. \ˌintə(r)ˈsekt\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin intersectus, past participle of intersecare, from inter- + secare to cut — more at saw
transitive verb
1. : to pierce or divide by passing through or across (a line or area) : cross
 < any two diameters of a circle intersect each other >
 < canals intersect the city in every direction — Encyc. Americana >
2. : to determine the position of by triangulation
 < opportunity was taken to intersect some twenty odd peaks — Geographical Journal >
3. : to write (as a shorthand stroke) so as to cut across another or be cut across by another
intransitive verb
1. : to meet and cross at a point
 < intersecting roads >
2. : to cut into one another so as to share an area in common : overlap
 < where positive law and morals intersect — Herbert Agar >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
: a point or curve of intersection
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