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 Definitions of intersection  [ˌɪn tərˈsɛk ʃən]  

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Definition of 'intersection' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) intersection
a place where two or more roads meet; junction.

2.  intersection
any place of intersection or the act or fact of intersecting.

3.  intersection
the greatest lower bound of two elements in a lattice.

Etymology:  (1550–60; < L)

Definition of 'intersection' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) intersection, intersection point, point of intersection
a point where lines intersect

2. (noun) intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
a junction where one street or road crosses another

3. (noun) intersection
a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations

4. (noun) intersection, product, Cartesian product
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"

5. (noun) overlap, convergence, intersection
a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
"there was no overlap between their proposals"

6. (noun) intersection
the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)


Definition of 'intersection' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) intersection
a place where roads or lines cross each other
an accident at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Fourth Street


Definition of 'intersection' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) intersection
the act, state, or place of intersecting

2. (noun) intersection
the point or line in which one line or surface cuts another



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