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US
/ˌɪntɝˈsɛkʃən/
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[ UK /ˌɪntəsˈɛkʃən/ ]
[ UK /ˌɪntəsˈɛkʃən/ ]
NOUN
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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 - a point where lines intersect
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a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
there was no overlap between their proposals - a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
- the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
- a junction where one street or road crosses another
How To Use intersection In A Sentence
- Through that point draw a horizontal line to the intersection with the hypotenuse.
- There are expressways, smaller lanes, on-ramps and off-ramps and intersections.
- BALLARD ROAD, right northbound lane along Ballard from 500 feet south of Evergreen Drive to the intersection of Ballard and Evergreen Drive, closed to facilitate construction of a proposed right turn lane. The Appleton Post-Crescent Latest Headlines
- The cheapest way I can think of to make people feel like they owe you is to have a crumply cardboard sign saying "Will Work For Food" and hold it up near a busy intersection. Don't Do Me Any Favors, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
- Vehicles would move to ‘points of domination’ (the intersections) to maximize the ability to traverse the turret and use the CITV.
- However, for our purposes, we have used a working definition anchored on Haramiyavia, assuming that the unknown intersection between multituberculates and modern mammals is the appropriate break point.
- He paused at the intersection, fearful that a hard leather boot was waiting for him no matter which way he ran.
- One of the girls had been to New York before, and fairly expertly navigated us to a tiny gay piano bar set in a tiny triangular building created by the intersection of grid lines and old Indian trails.
- Technically there are three kinds of peony: herbaceous, tree and intersectional. Times, Sunday Times
- Urban arterial road is the main undertaker for the urban transportation. The transportation capacity can be improved by combining and controlling many intersections in one trunk road.
