intersection
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin intersectiō.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈɪntərˌsɛkʃən/
Noun [edit]
intersection (plural intersections)
- The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
- (geometry) 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).
- (set theory) The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.
- (sports) The element where two or more straight lines of synchronized skaters pass through each other.[1]
Synonyms [edit]
- (junction of paths): crossroads
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Translations [edit]
junction of two or more paths, etc
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in geometry
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in set theory
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two or more straight lines of synchronized skaters passing through each other
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