About The Word Intersection

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Intersection

Intersection Meaning & Definition
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.

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