intersect

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Pronunciation

/ɪntəˈsɛkt/

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/ɪntəˈsɛkt/ · /ɪntɚˈsɛkt/

Definition of intersect

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verb

(ambitransitive)To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.

“Parallel lines don't intersect.”
“Any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the centre.”
“Lands intersected by a narrow frith / Abhor each other.”

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verb

(ambitransitive)To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.

“Parallel lines don't intersect.”
“Any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the centre.”
“Lands intersected by a narrow frith / Abhor each other.”
Of two sets, to have at least one element in common.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From Latin intersecare (“to cut between, cut off”), from inter (“between”) + secare (“to cut”).

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