intersection
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tərˈsɛk noun
1.
a place where two or more roads meet, especially when at least one is a major highway; junction.
2.
any place of intersection or the act or fact of intersecting.
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World English Dictionary
intersection (ˌɪntəˈsɛkʃən, ˈɪntəˌsɛk-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a point at which things intersect, esp a road junction |
| 2. | the act of intersecting or the state of being intersected |
| 3. | maths |
| a. a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations | |
| b. Also called: product the set of elements that are common to two sets | |
| c. the operation that yields that set from a pair of given sets. Symbol: ∩, as in A ∩ B | |
| inter'sectional | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
intersection
1550s, 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.
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Science Dictionary
intersection  (ĭn'tər-sěk'shən) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
The police said the officers had a green light at the intersection when the accident occurred.
No instead there was a fistfight going on in the middle of there intersection.
They are more efficient than a conventional intersection because traffic keeps moving without stopping for a light or sign.
There's an intersection where five streets come together.
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