INTERSECT


Meaning of INTERSECT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-tər-ˈsekt ]

verb

Etymology: Latin intersectus, past participle of intersecare, from inter- + secare to cut — more at saw

Date: 1615

transitive verb

: to pierce or divide by passing through or across : cross

a comet intersect ing earth's orbit

one line intersect s another

intransitive verb

1. : to meet and cross at a point

lines intersect ing at right angles

2. : to share a common area : overlap

where morality and self-interest intersect

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.