intersect

in·ter·sect

[in-ter-sekt]
verb (used with object)
1.
to cut or divide by passing through or across: The highway intersects the town.
verb (used without object)
2.
to cross, as lines or wires.
3.
Geometry. to have one or more points in common: intersecting lines.

Origin:
1605–15; < Latin intersectus past participle of intersecāre to cut through, sever. See inter-, -sect

non·in·ter·sect·ing, adjective
self-in·ter·sect·ing, adjective
un·in·ter·sect·ed, adjective
un·in·ter·sect·ing, adjective
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intersect (ˌɪntəˈsɛkt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to divide, cut, or mark off by passing through or across
2.  (esp of roads) to cross (each other)
3.  (often foll by with) maths to have one or more points in common (with another configuration)
 
[C17: from Latin intersecāre to divide, from inter- + secāre to cut]

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intersect
1610s, from L. intersectus, pp. of intersecare "intersect, cut asunder," from inter- "between" + secare "to cut" (see section).
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