in|ter|sect

in|ter|sect
in|ter|sect «IHN tuhr SEHKT», transitive verb.
to cut or divide by passing through or crossing; cross: »

A path intersects the field.

–v.i.
1. to cross or cut each other: »

Streets usually intersect at right angles.

2. Geometry. to pass through or across another line or surface so as to have one or more points in common: »

The lines intersect at X and Y.

[< Latin intersectus, past participle of intersecāre < inter- between + secāre to cut]

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