intersect
v.
cut across, pass over or through, cross, bisect; come together at a certain point, converge
Intersection
intersect
Verb
1. meet at a point
(synonym) cross
(hypernym) meet, ran into, encounter, run across, come across, see
(hyponym) cross
(derivation) intersection
Intersect
(v. t.)
To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts; as, any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the center.
(v. i.)
To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other; as, the point where two lines intersect.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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intersect
Synonyms and related words:
accord, agree, answer to, approach, assent, assort with, bar, be consistent, be of one, be uniform with, bisect, center, centralize, check, chime, close, close in, close up, close with, cohere, coincide, come together, concenter, concentralize, concentrate, concur, conform, conform with, consist with, converge, cooperate, correspond, crisscross, cross, crossbar, crosscut, cruciate, cut across, decussate, dovetail, fall in together, fall in with, fit together, funnel, go together, go with, hang together, harmonize, hit, hold together, intercross, interlock, jibe, lie across, lock, match, meet, narrow the gap, nip, overlap, parallel, pinch, register, register with, respond to, run together, sing in chorus, sort with, square, square with, stand together, tally, taper, transverse, traverse, unite
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