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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun intersection has 6 senses
- intersection(n = noun.cognition) intersection point, point of intersection - a point where lines intersect; Array is a kind of point
- intersection(n = noun.artifact) carrefour, crossing, crossroad, crossway - a junction where one street or road crosses another; Array has particulars: corner, street corner, turning point, grade crossing, level crossing
- intersection(n = noun.shape) Array - a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations; Array has particulars: origin
- intersection(n = noun.group) cartesian product, product - the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things" is a kind of set
- intersection(n = noun.cognition) convergence, overlap - a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals" has particulars: crossroads, interface
- intersection(n = noun.act) Array - the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path); Array is a kind of connection, connexion, joining
has particulars: metacenter, metacentre, vertex
is a kind of junction
is a part of road, route
is a kind of set
is a kind of internal representation, mental representation, representation
Derived form verb intersect1
CIDE DICTIONARY
intersection, n. [L. intersectio: cf. F. intersection.].
- The act, state, or place of intersecting. [1913 Webster]
- The point or line in which one line or surface cuts another. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
intersection, n.
1 the act of intersecting.
2 a place where two roads intersect.
3 a point or line common to lines or planes that intersect.
1 the act of intersecting.
2 a place where two roads intersect.
3 a point or line common to lines or planes that intersect.
Derivative
intersectional adj.
Etymology
L intersectio (as INTERSECT)
THESAURUS
intersection
access, accord, accordance, affinity, agreement, aisle, alley, ambulatory, aperture, arcade, artery, assent, avenue, carrefour, channel, chiasma, chorus, cloister, cloverleaf, coherence, coincidence, colonnade, communication, compatibility, concert, concord, concordance, conduit, conformance, conformation, conformity, congeniality, congruence, congruency, congruity, connection, consistency, consonance, consort, cooperation, correspondence, corridor, covered way, cross section, crossing, crosspoint, crossroad, crosswalk, crossway, cruciation, decussation, defile, equivalence, exit, ferry, flyover, ford, gallery, grade crossing, harmony, inlet, interchange, intercrossing, intersecting, junction, lane, level crossing, oneness, opening, outlet, overcrossing, overlap, overpass, parallelism, pass, passage, passageway, peace, portico, railroad tunnel, rapport, rotary, self-consistency, symmetry, sync, synchronism, tally, timing, traffic circle, traject, trajet, transection, transversion, traversal, tunnel, undercrossing, underpass, uniformity, union, unison, unisonance, viaductROGET THESAURUS
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Crossing
N crossing, intersection, interdigitation, decussation, transversion, convolution, level crossing, reticulation, network, inosculation, anastomosis, intertexture, mortise, net, plexus, web, mesh, twill, skein, sleeve, felt, lace, wicker, mat, matting, plait, trellis, wattle, lattice, grating, grille, gridiron, tracery, fretwork, filigree, reticle, tissue, netting, mokes, rivulation, cross, chain, wreath, braid, cat's cradle, knot, entangle, cloth, linen, muslin, cambric, crossing, crossed, matted, v, transverse, cross, cruciform, crucial, retiform, reticular, reticulated, areolar, cancellated, grated, barred, streaked, textile, crossbarred, cruciate, palmiped, secant, web-footed, cross, thwart, athwart, transversely, at grade, crosswise.
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