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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

intersect Synonyms

intersect

v.

  1. To divide

    cut across, bisect, intercross; see divide 1.

  2. To come together

    meet, converge, touch; see cross 2, join 1.

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

  • 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.