intersect (verb)
1intersect — ► VERB 1) divide (something) by passing or lying across it. 2) (of lines, roads, etc.) cross or cut each other. ORIGIN Latin intersecare cut, intersect …
2intersect — UK US /ˌɪntəˈsekt/ verb [I] ► if two things intersect, they come together and have an effect on each other: intersect with sth »We need to pinpoint the place where maximum achievable conservation intersects with the highest potential financial… …
3intersect — verb Etymology: Latin intersectus, past participle of intersecare, from inter + secare to cut more at saw Date: 1615 transitive verb to pierce or divide by passing through or across ; cross < a comet intersecting earth s orbit > < one line… …
4intersect — verb a) to cross; to cut Parallel lines dont intersect. b) two sets intersect if and only if they have at least one common element See Also: intersection …
5intersect — verb divide (something) by passing or lying across it. ↘(of lines, roads, etc.) cross or cut each other. Origin C17 (earlier (C16) as intersection): from L. intersect , intersecare cut, intersect …
6intersect — verb 1 (I, T) if two lines or roads intersect, they meet or go across each other 2 (transitive usually passive) to divide an area with several lines, roads etc: The plain is intersected by a network of canals …
7intersect — verb 1) the lines intersect at right angles Syn: cross, crisscross; technical decussate 2) the cornfield is intersected by a track Syn: bisect, divide, cut in two/half, cut across/through, crosscut; cross, traverse …
8intersect — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)se̱kt[/t]] intersects, intersecting, intersected 1) V RECIP 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. [V n] The orbit of this comet intersects… …
9intersect — UK [ˌɪntə(r)ˈsekt] / US [ˌɪntərˈsekt] verb Word forms intersect : present tense I/you/we/they intersect he/she/it intersects present participle intersecting past tense intersected past participle intersected 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if… …
10intersect — in|ter|sect [ ,ıntər sekt ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if lines or roads intersect, they cross each other or connect: The path intersects the road at a sharp angle. a ) transitive to divide a place or a surface by lines, roads, etc.:… …
