If two or more lines or roads intersect, they meet or cross each other. You can also say that one line or road intersects another. The orbit of this comet intersects the orbit of the Earth.
INTERSECT meaning: 1. (of lines, roads, etc.) to cross one another: 2. to divide an area into smaller parts by…. Learn more.
The meaning of INTERSECT is to pierce or divide by passing through or across : cross. How to use intersect in a sentence.
Definition of intersect verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To cut across or through: The path intersects the park. 2. To form an intersection with; cross: The road intersects the highway a mile from here. 1. To cut across or overlap each other: circles intersecting on a graph. 2. To form an intersection; cross: These two fences intersect at the creek.
INTERSECT definition: to cut or divide by passing through or across. See examples of intersect used in a sentence.
intersect (third-person singular simple present intersects, present participle intersecting, simple past and past participle intersected) (ambitransitive) To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
intersect, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
A dry stream bed intersects the trail in several places. The two roads intersect at the edge of town.
(esp of roads) to cross (each other) (often followed by with) to have one or more points in common (with another configuration) Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin intersecāre to divide, from inter- + secāre to cut 'intersect' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):