intersect

[US]/ˌɪntəˈsekt/
[UK]/ˌɪntərˈsekt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. cut across, cross
vt. & vi. (of lines, roads, etc.) meet and cross each other

Phrases & Collocations

point of intersection

intersecting lines

Example Sentences

The path intersects the park.

A path intersects the field.

circles intersecting on a graph.

These two fences intersect at the creek.

Streets usually intersect at right angles.

The two roads intersect at the suburb of the city.

The lines AB and CD intersect at E.

the area is intersected only by minor roads.

lines of latitude and longitude intersect at right angles.

The road intersects the highway a mile from here.

The line AB intersects the line CD at O.

occasionally the water table intersects the earth's surface, forming streams and lakes.

Molecular pathways that intersect as arbiters in this phenomenon include instigation of alloimmune activation associated with tobacco smoke–induced inflammation.

The formula of the curve tangent slope at some peculiar point in the orthograph on the stereoscopic surface intersecting line and the method of making tangent are given as well.

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