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intersection
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
intersection
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.For further exploring for "intersection" in Webster Dictionary Online
