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Intersection and Intersect

noun

  • A point where lines intersect.
  • A junction where one street or road crosses another.
  • A point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations.
  • The set of elements common to two or more sets.
    • usage: "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things"
  • A representation of common ground between theories or phenomena.
    • usage: "there was no overlap between their proposals"
  • The act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path. ).
  • (v.t.) To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts; as, any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the center.
  • (v.i.) To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other; as, the point where two lines intersect.

verb

  • Meet at a point.