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intersect definition

inter·sect (in′tər sekt′)

transitive verb

to divide into two parts by passing through or across; cut across a river intersects the plain

Etymology: < L intersectus, pp. of intersecare, to cut between, cut off < inter-, between + secare, to cut: see saw

intransitive verb

to cross each other lines intersecting to form right angles

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