INTERSECT


Meaning of INTERSECT in English

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 >

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.