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intersect

[ in-ter-sekt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to cut or divide by passing through or across:

    The highway intersects the town.



verb (used without object)

  1. to cross, as lines or wires.
  2. Geometry. to have one or more points in common:

    intersecting lines.

intersect

/ ˌɪ²Ô³Ùəˈ²õÉ›°ì³Ù /

verb

  1. to divide, cut, or mark off by passing through or across
  2. (esp of roads) to cross (each other)
  3. maths often foll by with to have one or more points in common (with another configuration)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôi²Ô·³Ù±ð°ù·²õ±ð³¦³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
  • ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-¾±²Ôt±ð°ù·²õ±ð³¦³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôi²Ô·³Ù±ð°ù·²õ±ð³¦³ÙĻå adjective
  • ³Ü²Ôi²Ô·³Ù±ð°ù·²õ±ð³¦³Ùi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of intersect1

1605–15; < Latin intersectus, past participle of ¾±²Ô³Ù±ð°ù²õ±ð³¦Äå°ù±ð “to cut through, severâ€; inter- ( def ), -sect ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of intersect1

C17: from Latin ¾±²Ô³Ù±ð°ù²õ±ð³¦Äå°ù±ð to divide, from inter- + ²õ±ð³¦Äå°ù±ð to cut
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"They intersect in different ways - sometimes overlapping, sometimes not," Sir Sam explained.

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He rattled off all the levels of bureaucracy — internal, the fire commission, the City Council, the mayor — that intersect with L.A. firefighters.

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The White Christian nationalists have parallel and intersecting goals which are described as the “Seven Mountains Mandate.â€

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Flagstones was discovered in the 1980s during the construction of the Dorchester bypass, with excavations revealing it was formed of a circular ditch made of intersecting pits.

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Each of them reflected on how the new government’s philosophy toward neurodiversity intersects with their own lived experiences.

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