v.
Pronunciation: ˌ in-t ə r- ' sekt
Function: 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 >