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intersect¹

  • /ɪntəˈsɛkt/ UK
  • /ɪntɚˈsɛkt/ US

Rhymes with -ɛkt

Where it comes from

From Latin intersecare (“to cut between, cut off”), from inter (“between”) + secare (“to cut”).

verb intersects · intersecting · intersected

  1. ambitransitive To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts. Parallel lines don't intersect.
  2. Of two sets, to have at least one element in common.

intersect²

  • /ɪntəˈsɛkt/ UK
  • /ɪntɚˈsɛkt/ US

Rhymes with -ɛkt

Where it comes from

From inter- + sect.

adjective more intersect · most intersect

  1. Between sects; intersectarian.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cross, converge, overlap, crosscut, compatible, meet, intrude, cut, computer, connect, intercross, bisect, interlace, interlink, mingle, interweave

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verb to cross each other; to cut each other

Españolintersecarse, interseccionar
Portuguêsintersectar, intersetar
Françaisintersecter, interséquer
Deutschsich schneiden
Italianointersecare
العربيةتَقَاطَعَ taqāṭaʕa

verb in mathematics

Españolintersecarse, interseccionar
Portuguêsintersectar, intersetar
Françaisintersecter, interséquer
Deutschsich schneiden
Italianointersecare

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"intersect." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/intersect. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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intersect. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/intersect

Chicago

"intersect." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/intersect.

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@misc{intersect_2026,
  title = {intersect},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intersect},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}