intersection
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intersection
- /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/
- /ˌɪntəɹˈsɛkʃən/
Where it comes from
From Middle French intersection and its etymon Latin intersectiō. By surface analysis, intersect + -ion.
noun intersections
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The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
Near-synonym: crossroads
Similar: crossroads
- Any overlap, confluence, or crossover. Within this melee of intersections between English and Cantonese, the students, being themselves bilingually fluent, were able to navigate with perfect ease in communicative contexts where the provenance of a certain term or expression matters little.
- The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect).
- The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.
- The element where two or more straight lines of synchronized skaters pass through each other.https://web.archive.org/web/20120214131704/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-295370-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html
- The pullback of a corner of monics.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: crossing, crossroad, crossway, overlap, product, convergence, carrefour, intersection point, crossroads, juncture, street, hub, beam, corner, crossover, overlapping
Translations
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noun junction of two or more paths, etc
| Español | cruce |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사거리 sageori, 네거리 negeori, 교차로 gyocharo |
| 日本語 | 交差点 kōsaten |
| 中文 | 路口 lùkǒu, 交叉 jiāochā, 十字路口 shízìlùkǒu |
| हिन्दी | चौराहा caurāhā, दोराहा dorāhā, चौक cauk |
| Português | nó |
| Français | carrefour, intersection |
| Deutsch | Kreuzung, Straßenkreuzung |
| Italiano | incrocio |
| Ελληνικά | διασταύρωση diastávrosi, σταυροδρόμι stavrodrómi |
| Română | intersecție, intersectare |
| Русский | перекрёсток perekrjóstok |
| Tiếng Việt | ngã đường, ngã tư, ngã ba, giao lộ |
| العربية | مُفْتَرَق muftaraq, تَقَاطُع taqāṭuʕ |
| עברית | צֹמֶת tsómet |
noun in geometry
| Español | intersección |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 교점 gyojeom |
| 日本語 | 交点 kōten |
| 中文 | 交點 /交点 jiāodiǎn |
| Português | interseção, intersecção |
| Français | intersection |
| Deutsch | Schnittpunkt |
| Ελληνικά | τομή tomí |
| Română | intersecție |
| Русский | пересече́ние peresečénije |
| العربية | تَقَاطُع taqāṭuʕ |
| עברית | חיתוך |
noun in set theory
| Español | intersección |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 교집합 gyojiphap, 적집합 jeokjiphap |
| 日本語 | 積集合 sekishūgō, 共通集合 kyōtsūshūgō, 交わり majiwari |
| 中文 | 交集 jiāojí |
| Português | interseção, intersecção |
| Français | intersection |
| Deutsch | Durchschnitt, Schnittmenge, Durchschnittsmenge |
| Italiano | intersezione |
| Ελληνικά | τομή tomí |
| Română | intersecție |
| Русский | пересече́ние peresečénije |
| עברית | חיתוך |
Talk about this word "intersection." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/intersection. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. intersection. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/intersection "intersection." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/intersection.Cite this
@misc{intersection_2026,
title = {intersection},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intersection},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
