I. ˌintə(r)ˈsekt verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin intersectus, past participle of intersecare, from inter- + secare to cut — more at saw
transitive verb
1. : to pierce or divide by passing through or across (a line or area) : cross
any two diameters of a circle intersect each other
canals intersect the city in every direction — Encyc. Americana
2. : to determine the position of by triangulation
opportunity was taken to intersect some twenty odd peaks — Geographical Journal
3. : to write (as a shorthand stroke) so as to cut across another or be cut across by another
intransitive verb
1. : to meet and cross at a point
intersecting roads
2. : to cut into one another so as to share an area in common : overlap
where positive law and morals intersect — Herbert Agar
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
: a point or curve of intersection