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The definition of an intersection is the place where things cross or the act of crossing.
(noun)An example of an intersection is where two roads cross one another.
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See intersection in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- the act of intersecting
- a place of intersecting; specif.,
- the point or line where two lines or surfaces meet or cross
- the place where two or more roads meet or, esp., cross
- Math. the set containing all the points common to two or more given sets
Origin: L intersectio
See intersection in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- The act, process, or result of intersecting.
- also (ĭnˈtər-sĕkˌ-) A place where things intersect, especially a place where two or more roads cross.
- Mathematics a. The point or locus of points where one line, surface, or solid crosses another.b. A set that contains elements shared by two or more given sets.
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