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corner, crossroads, junction, circle, crossing, interchange, stop,

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in⋅ter⋅sec⋅tion

[in-ter-sek-shuh

–noun

1.	a place where two or more roads meet, esp. when at least one is a major highway; junction.

2.	any place of intersection or the act or fact of intersecting.

Mathematics.

a.	Also called meet, product. the set of elements that two or more sets have in common. Symbol: ∩

b.	the greatest lower bound of two elements in a lattice.

Origin:
1550–60; < L intersectiōn- (s. of intersectiō). See intersect, -ion

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Language Translation for : intersection

Spanish:

intersección,

German:

das (Durch-)Schneiden,

Japanese:

交差

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in·ter·sec·tion (ĭn'tər-sěk'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act, process, or result of intersecting.
also (ĭn'tər-sěk'-) A place where things intersect, especially a place where two or more roads cross.
Mathematics
1. The point or locus of points where one line, surface, or solid crosses another.
2. A set that contains elements shared by two or more given sets.

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intersection

1559, from L. intersectionem (nom. intersectio) "a cutting asunder, intersection," from intersectus, pp. of intersecare "intersect, cut asunder," from inter- "between" + secare "to cut" (see section). Originally a term in geometry, meaning "crossroads" is from 1864. Intersect (v.) first attested 1615.

intersection
noun
1.	a point where lines intersect
2.	a junction where one street or road crosses another
3.	a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
4.	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"
5.	a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals" [syn: overlap]
6.	the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)

intersection (ĭn'tər-sěk'shən) Pronunciation Key

The point or set of points where one line, surface, or solid crosses another.
The set that contains only those elements shared by two or more sets. The intersection of the sets {3,4,5,6} and {4,6,8,10} is the set {4,6}. The symbol for intersection is . Compare union.

Intersection

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.