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in·ter·sect
(ĭn′tər-sĕkt′)v. in·ter·sect·ed, in·ter·sect·ing, in·ter·sects
v.tr.
1. To cut across or through: The path intersects the park.
2. To form an intersection with; cross: The road intersects the highway a mile from here.
v.intr.
1. To cut across or overlap each other: circles intersecting on a graph.
2. To form an intersection; cross: These two fences intersect at the creek.
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intersect
(ˌɪntəˈsɛkt)vb
1. to divide, cut, or mark off by passing through or across
2. (esp of roads) to cross (each other)
3. (Mathematics) maths (often foll by with) to have one or more points in common (with another configuration)
[C17: from Latin intersecāre to divide, from inter- + secāre to cut]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
in•ter•sect
(ˌɪn tərˈsɛkt)v.t.
1. to cut or divide by passing through or across: The highway intersects the town.
v.i. 2. to cross, as lines or wires.
3. Geom. to have one or more points in common: intersecting lines.
[1605–15; < Latin intersectus, past participle of intersecāre to cut through, sever =inter- inter- + secāre to cut]
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intersect
Past participle: intersected
Gerund: intersecting
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Verb | 1. | intersect - meet at a point cross - meet and pass; "the trains crossed" encounter, meet, run across, come across, run into, see - come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" |
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intersect
verb cross, meet, cut, divide, cut across, bisect, crisscross The centre of the city is intersected by the main waterways.
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intersect
verbTo pass through or over:
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Translations
يَتَقاطَع
křižovat sepřetínat se
krydse hinanden
leikata
skera
kirtimasissusikirtimo vieta
krustotkrustotiesšķērsot
križovať sapretínať sa
kesişmekkesmek
intersect
[ˌɪntəˈsekt]A. VT (Math) → cortar
B. VI (Math) → cortarse, intersecarse; [roads] → cruzarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
intersect
[ˌɪntərˈsɛkt] vt (= cross) → couper, croiser
The satellite is on a course which should intersect that of the asteroid → Le satellite est sur une trajectoire qui devrait croiser celle de l'astéroïde.
to be intersected by [+ road, river] → être à l'intersection de
The satellite is on a course which should intersect that of the asteroid → Le satellite est sur une trajectoire qui devrait croiser celle de l'astéroïde.
to be intersected by [+ road, river] → être à l'intersection de
(MATHEMATICS) → intersecter
vi [lines, roads] → se croiser
(MATHEMATICS) → s'intersecter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
intersect
vt → durchschneiden; (Geometry) → schneiden
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
intersect
[ˌɪntəˈsɛkt]1. vt (Math) → intersecare
2. vi (Math) → intersecarsi; (roads) → incrociarsi, intersecarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
intersect
(intəˈsekt) verb to divide (eg lines or roads) by cutting or crossing. The line AB intersects the line CD at X; Where do the two roads intersect?
ˌinterˈsection (-ʃən) noun1. the act of intersecting.
2. a place where lines, roads etc intersect. The crash occurred at the intersection (between the two roads).
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