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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·ter·sect ETYMOLOGY Latin intersectus, past participle of intersecare,from inter- + secare to cut — more at saw DATE 1615 transitive verb : to pierce or divide by passing through or across : cross a comet intersecting earth's orbit one line intersects another intransitive verb 1. to meet and cross at a point lines intersecting at right angles 2. to share a common area : overlap where morality and self-interest intersect English Etymology intersect intersect (v.) 1610s, from L. intersectus, pp. of intersecare "intersect, cut asunder," from inter- "between" + secare "to cut" (see section). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 intersect inter·sect / 7intE5sekt; NAmE -tEr5s- / verb1. (of lines, roads, etc. 线、道路等) to meet or cross each other 相交；交叉: ▪ [V] a pattern of intersecting streets 纵横交错的街道图 The lines intersect at right angles. 线条垂直相交。 The path intersected with a busy road. 小路与一条繁忙的大路相交。 ▪ [also VN] 2. [VN] [usually passive] ~ sth (with sth) to divide an area by crossing it 横穿；贯穿；横断: The landscape is intersected with spectacular gorges. 在大地景色中点缀着壮观的峡谷。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb to divide by passing through or across FF1C;parallel lines can never intersectFF1E; Synonyms: crisscross, cross, crosscut, decussate, intercross Related Words: traverse; bisect Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·ter·sect I. \ˌintə(r)ˈsekt\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin intersectus, past participle of intersecare, from inter- + secare to cut — more at saw transitive verb 1. : to pierce or divide by passing through or across (a line or area) : cross < any two diameters of a circle intersect each other > < canals intersect the city in every direction — Encyc. Americana> 2. : to determine the position of by triangulation < opportunity was taken to intersect some twenty odd peaks — Geographical Journal > 3. : to write (as a shorthand stroke) so as to cut across another or be cut across by another intransitive verb 1. : to meet and cross at a point < intersecting roads > 2. : to cut into one another so as to share an area in common : overlap < where positive law and morals intersect — Herbert Agar > II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s) : a point or curve of intersection |
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