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
intersect Synonyms
intersect
v.
intersect Usage Examples
Subject
- stream: I have one at the end of my garden, intersected by the later mill stream.
- river: The mountains are intersected by short rivers which in some areas form broad fertile valleys.
- road: North west from Morton is a rampart of a circular or rather of an oval form, intersected by the turnpike road.
Object
- tracery: The three plus three side parts have intersecting tracery.
- mineralization: Drilling intersected high-grade copper mineralization, including 25m at 1.65 % copper from 14m below surface.
- boolean: See Also: Area intersects public boolean intersects ( Rectangle2D r ) Tests if the shape intersects the interior of a specified Rectangle2D.
- highway: On the ground of intersecting highways, join hands with your allies.
- interior: Returns: true if the specified line segment intersects the interior of this Rectangle2D; false otherwise.
- pixel: Otherwise, the intersecting pixels of intersecting arcs are drawn multiple times.
Preposition: at
- angle: Red ochre line 6mm wide with a small section of another line intersecting at right angles which is also 6mm wide.
- point: Note that the two curves intersect at the minimum point of the average cost curve.
Modifying Another Word
- often: Such metabolic pathways are not linear but often intersect to form a complex network.
- all: However, because the surfaces of constant Euclidean time, all intersected at the horizon, one had to introduce an inner boundary there.
- always: It is important to note that the MC always intersects the AC at its minimum.
- not: You must not intersect more than two chords at the same point.
- also: The marginal cost curve must also intersect the average cost at its minimum.
- only: The boundaries of B - independent predicates not only intersect; they intersect wherever they have a point in common.
Preposition: by
Browse dictionary entries near intersect
- ‹ interscholastic
- ‹ interruption
- ‹ interrupter
- ‹ interrupted screw
- ‹ interrupted
- ‹ interrupt
- ‹ interrogatory
- ‹ interrogator
- ‹ interrogative
- ‹ interrogation
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