intersect

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪntɚˈsɛkt/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪntəˈsɛkt/

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Verb

Plain form intersect

Third-person singular intersects

Past tense intersected

Past participle intersected

Present participle intersecting

1. (geometry) When lines intersect, it means they meet at one point.
   • Synonyms: cross, join and meet

   Main Street intersects 10th Avenue here.

Related words

• intersection
• section

See also

• geometry
• line
• parallel
• perpendicular

Noun

Singular intersect

Plural intersects

1. (geometry) The place where two lines or segments meet is called an intersect.
   • Synonyms: crossing and intersection

   The intersect of line A and line B is at point X.

See also

• geometry
• line
• segment