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intersect
Intersect is defined as to cross, or to divide into two parts.
(verb)An example of intersect is for two roads to cross each other.
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See intersect in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
to divide into two parts by passing through or across; cut across: a river intersects the plain
Origin: < 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
See intersect in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb in·ter·sect·ed, in·ter·sect·ing, in·ter·sects verb, transitive
- To cut across or through: The path intersects the park.
- To form an intersection with; cross: The road intersects the highway a mile from here.
- To cut across or overlap each other: circles intersecting on a graph.
- To form an intersection; cross: These two fences intersect at the creek.
Origin:
Origin: Latin intersecāre, intersect-
Origin: : inter-, inter-
Origin: + secāre, to cut; see sek- in Indo-European roots
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