intercept
Pronunciation[change]
- Verb
- (UK) enPR: ĭntəsĕpt', IPA (key): /ɪntəˈsɛpt/
- (US) enPR: ĭntərsĕpt', IPA (key): /ɪntɚˈsɛpt/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Noun
- (UK) enPR: ĭn'təsĕpt, IPA (key): /ˈɪntəsɛpt/
- (US) enPR: ĭn'tərsĕpt, IPA (key): /ˈɪntɚsɛpt/
Audio (UK) (file)
Verb[change]
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- (transitive) If you intercept something, you stop or divert something that is in progress or motion.
Noun[change]
- (mathematics) (countable) An intercept is the coordinate of the point where the curve cuts through an axis.