English Dictionary
Definition of “intersect”
intersect (ˌɪntəˈsɛkt
)
Definitions
verb
- to divide, cut, or mark off by passing through or across
- (esp of roads) to cross (each other)
- mathematics (often foll by with) to have one or more points in common (with another configuration)
Word Origin
C17: from Latin intersecāre to divide, from inter- + secāre to cut
Usage examples
They passed a hundred million miles over the Sun, curving down to intersect the orbit of Mars.
Asimov, Isaac, The Complete Stories Volume 2 (1995)Their stories intersect with his in moving, albeit predictable ways.
British Medical Journal (2002)His path and those of Tommy and Brad intersect when Tommy decides, with Brad's help, to beat Andy to a pulp.
Globe and Mail (2003)But it is believed that another 9,000 which are more than a third of a mile wide are undiscovered in orbits which intersect our own.
Sun, News of the World (2002)Where the EE and DD curves intersect (point A), the country is in general equilibrium.
Pass, Christopher, Lowes, Bryan, Collins Dictionary of Economics (1993)
