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intersection

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[ US /ˌɪntɝˈsɛkʃən/ ]
[ UK /ˌɪntəsˈɛkʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. 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
  2. a point where lines intersect
  3. a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
    there was no overlap between their proposals
  4. a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
  5. the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
  6. 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.
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