Intersection Definition & Meaning

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Intersection

Intersection Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Intersection? [n] the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path) [n] a junction where one street or road crosses another [n] a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals" [n] a point where lines intersect [n] the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things" [n] a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations Synonyms \| Synonyms for Intersection: carrefour \| convergence \| crossing \| crossroad \| crossway \| intersection point \| overlap \| point of intersection \| product Related Terms \| Find terms related to Intersection: access \| accord \| accordance \| affinity \| agreement \| aisle \| alley \| ambulatory \| aperture \| arcade \| artery \| assent \| avenue \| carrefour \| channel \| chiasma \| chorus \| cloister \| cloverleaf \| coherence \| coincidence \| colonnade \| communication \| compatibility \| concert \| concord \| concordance \| conduit \| conformance \| conformation \| conformity \| congeniality \| congruence \| congruency \| congruity \| connection \| consistency \| consonance \| consort \| cooperation \| correspondence \| corridor \| covered way \| cross section \| crossing \| crosspoint \| crossroad \| crosswalk \| crossway \| cruciation \| decussation \| defile \| equivalence \| exit \| ferry \| flyover \| ford \| gallery \| grade crossing \| harmony \| inlet \| interchange \| intercrossing \| intersecting \| junction \| lane \| level crossing \| oneness \| opening \| outlet \| overcrossing \| overlap \| overpass \| parallelism \| pass \| passage \| passageway \| peace \| portico \| railroad tunnel \| rapport \| rotary \| self-consistency \| symmetry \| sync \| synchronism \| tally \| timing \| traffic circle \| traject \| trajet \| transection \| transversion \| traversal \| tunnel \| undercrossing \| underpass \| uniformity \| union \| unison \| unisonance \| viaduct See Also \| connection \| connexion \| corner \| crossroads \| grade crossing \| interface \| internal representation \| joining \| junction \| level crossing \| mental representation \| origin \| point \| representation \| road \| route \| set \| set \| street corner \| turning point \| vertex Intersection In Webster's Dictionary \In`ter*sec"tion\, n. [L. intersectio: cf. F. intersection.] 1. The act, state, or place of intersecting. 2. (Geom.) The point or line in which one line or surface cuts another.

Intersection Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Intersection?

[n] the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
[n] a junction where one street or road crosses another
[n] a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"
[n] a point where lines intersect
[n] the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things"
[n] a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations

Intersection In Webster's Dictionary

\In`ter*sec"tion\, n. [L. intersectio: cf. F.
intersection.]
1. The act, state, or place of intersecting.

2. (Geom.) The point or line in which one line or surface
   cuts another.

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