intersection

Meaning

  1. The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
  2. Any overlap, confluence, or crossover.
  3. The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect).
  4. The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.
  5. The element where two or more straight lines of synchronized skaters pass through each other.https://web.archive.org/web/20120214131704/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-295370-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html
  6. The pullback of a corner of monics.

Synonyms

crossing
B2
crossroads
C2
junction
C2
crossroad
38k
convergence
32k

intersection point

point of intersection

fork
C1

carrefour

conjunction
23k
decussation
bisection
int
32k
crossway
Cartesian product
chiasma

intersecting set

juncture
28k
intercept
C1
product
B2
cross
B1
overlap
23k

logical product

cut-set

exit
B2
dichotomy
deliver
B1
body
A1
cutting
B2
force
A2
cutback
knot
C1
🪢
cut
A1
clutch
C2
batch
C1
crowd
B1
jump cut
centre
B2
intersect
C2
interface
C2
interchange
46k
center
B1
bifurcation
incision
C2
host
B2
hand over
crossings
38k

mean value

mob
B2
haircut
C1
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Translations

intersection
intersezione
intersección
carrefour
incrocio
croisement
Schnittpunkt
intersecció
cruce
kruispunt
Kreuzung
encrucijada
Durchschnitt
cruzamento

τομή

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/
Etymology

From Middle French intersection and its etymon Latin intersectiō. By surface analysis, intersect + -ion.

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