intersect
to cut or divide by passing through or across: The highway intersects the town.
to cross, as lines or wires.
Geometry. to have one or more points in common: intersecting lines.
Origin of intersect
1Other words from intersect
- 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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How to use intersect in a sentence
The streets retain a medieval pattern and are narrow, intersected by many alleys.
Imagining Prince Charles as King Makes All of Britain Wish They Could Leave Like Scotland | Clive Irving | September 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUntil now, Southeast Asia has been the place where volcanic ash and airline routes have intersected.
Volcanic Ash: The Extraordinary Air Travel Emergency | Clive Irving | April 15, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTEastwards it fell away into a marshy tract filling the angle of the two rivers and intersected by watercourses.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonHe may soon satisfy himself that this sheet is of great depth, for here and there it is intersected by profound crevices.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerThere are some which are intersected by three rows of columns, forming three adjoining arcades.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
Rollo had found, by the map, that the country all about Rotterdam was intersected by a complete network of creeks and rivers.
Rollo in Holland | Jacob AbbottThe cavalry could not act, from the multitude of hedges and copses which intersected the theatre of conflict.
The Cornet of Horse | G. A. Henty
British Dictionary definitions for intersect
/ (ˌɪntəˈsɛkt) /
to divide, cut, or mark off by passing through or across
(esp of roads) to cross (each other)
maths (often foll by with) to have one or more points in common (with another configuration)
Origin of intersect
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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