Intersect
11intersect — UK [ˌɪntə(r)ˈsekt] / US [ˌɪntərˈsekt] verb Word forms intersect : present tense I/you/we/they intersect he/she/it intersects present participle intersecting past tense intersected past participle intersected 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if… …
12intersect — verb a) to cross; to cut Parallel lines dont intersect. b) two sets intersect if and only if they have at least one common element See Also: intersection …
13intersect — verb divide (something) by passing or lying across it. ↘(of lines, roads, etc.) cross or cut each other. Origin C17 (earlier (C16) as intersection): from L. intersect , intersecare cut, intersect …
14intersect — verb Etymology: Latin intersectus, past participle of intersecare, from inter + secare to cut more at saw Date: 1615 transitive verb to pierce or divide by passing through or across ; cross < a comet intersecting earth s orbit > < one line… …
15intersect — in|ter|sect [ˌıntəˈsekt US ər ] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of intersecare, from secare to cut ] 1.) [I and T] if two lines or roads intersect, they meet or go across each other 2.) [T usually passive] to divide an area …
16intersect — in|ter|sect [ ,ıntər sekt ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if lines or roads intersect, they cross each other or connect: The path intersects the road at a sharp angle. a ) transitive to divide a place or a surface by lines, roads, etc.:… …
17intersect — verb 1 (I, T) if two lines or roads intersect, they meet or go across each other 2 (transitive usually passive) to divide an area with several lines, roads etc: The plain is intersected by a network of canals …
18intersect — verb 1) the lines intersect at right angles Syn: cross, crisscross; technical decussate 2) the cornfield is intersected by a track Syn: bisect, divide, cut in two/half, cut across/through, crosscut; cross, traverse …
19intersect — [ˌɪntəˈsekt] verb [I/T] if roads or lines intersect, they cross each other, or they join …
20intersect — v. 1 tr. divide (a thing) by passing or lying across it. 2 intr. (of lines, roads, etc.) cross or cut each other. Etymology: L intersecare intersect (as INTER , secare cut) …
