English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage ) [etyl] Middle French intersection , from (deprecated template usage ) [etyl] Latin intersectiō
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/ , /ˌɪntəɹˈsɛkʃən/
Noun
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]
( category theory ) The pullback of a corner of monics .
Synonyms
Translations
junction of two or more paths, etc
Arabic: مُفْتَرَق m ( muftaraq )
Armenian: խաչմերուկ (hy) ( xačʻmeruk ) , քառուղի (hy) ( kʻaṙuġi )
Belarusian: скрыжава́нне n ( skryžavánnje )
Bengali: ছেদ ( ched )
Bulgarian: кръсто́вище n ( krǎstóvište ) , кръстопъ̀т (bg) m ( krǎstopǎ̀t )
Chinese:
Cantonese: 路口 ( lou6 hau2 )
Mandarin: 路口 (zh) ( lùkǒu ) , 交叉 (zh) ( jiāochā ) , 交差點 / 交差点 , 交差点 (zh) ( jiāochāidiǎn )
Czech: křižovatka (cs) f
Danish: kryds (da) n
Dutch: kruising (nl) f , kruispunt (nl) m
Esperanto: kruciĝo
Estonian: ristmik
Finnish: risteys (fi)
French: carrefour (fr) m , intersection (fr) f
Georgian: გზაჯვარედინი ( gzaǯvaredini ) , მებოძირი ( meboʒiri )
German: Kreuzung (de) f
Greek: διασταύρωση (el) f ( diastávrosi ) , σταυροδρόμι (el) n ( stavrodrómi )
Hindi: चौराहा (hi) m ( caurāhā ) , दोराहा (hi) m ( dorāhā )
Hungarian: útkereszteződés (hu) , csomópont (hu)
Icelandic: vegamót n pl , gatnamót (is) n pl
Ido: krucovoyo (io)
Indonesian: persimpangan (id)
Italian: incrocio (it) m
Japanese: 交差点 (ja) ( こうさてん, kōsaten )
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Korean: 사거리 (ko) ( sageori ) , 네거리 (ko) ( negeori ) , 교차로 (ko) ( gyocharo )
Lao: ທະວິບົດ ( tha wi bot )
Latvian: krustošanās m
Lithuanian: sankryža f
Macedonian: крстопат m ( krstopat )
Maori: rīpekanga
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kryss (no) n
Nynorsk: kryss n
Old English: ġelǣte n
Polish: skrzyżowanie (pl) n
Portuguese: interseção (pt) f
Romanian: intersecție (ro) f , intersectare (ro) f
Russian: перекрёсток (ru) m ( perekrjóstok )
Scottish Gaelic: eadar-ghearradh m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: кри́жа̄ње n , ра́скр̄шће n , ра́скрсница f , ра́скрӣжје n , крѝжӣште n , крижо̀пӯт m , крижо̀пӯће n , крсто̀пӯће n
Roman: krížānje (sh) n , ráskr̄šće (sh) n , ráskrsnica (sh) f , ráskrīžje (sh) n , krìžīšte (sh) n , križòpūt m , križòpūće (sh) n , krstòpūće (sh) n
Slovak: križovatka f
Slovene: križišče (sl) n
Spanish: cruce (es) m
Swedish: korsning (sv) c
Thai: สี่แยก (th) ( sèe-yâek ) , ทางแยก ( taang-yâek ) , ชุมทาง ( chum-taang )
Ukrainian: перехре́сток m ( perexréstok ) , перехре́стя n ( perexréstja )
Vietnamese: ngã tư (vi)
in geometry
Arabic: تَقَاطُع ( taqāṭuʕ )
Bulgarian: пресечна точка ( presečna točka )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 交點 / 交点 (zh) ( jiāodiǎn ) , 交点 (zh) ( jiāodiǎn )
Czech: průsečík m
Danish: skæring , skæringspunkt n
Dutch: kruispunt (nl) m , doorsnijding f
Finnish: leikkauspiste (fi) , leikkaus (fi)
French: intersection (fr) f
German: Schnittpunkt (de) m
Greek: τομή (el) f ( tomí )
Hebrew: חיתוך
Hungarian: metszőpont (hu) , metszéspont (hu) , metszet (hu)
Icelandic: sniðmengi n , ( a single point of intersection ) skurðpunktur m
Ido: interseko (io)
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Japanese: 交点 (ja) ( こうてん, kōten )
Polish: punkt przecięcia m
Portuguese: interseção (pt) f
Romanian: intersecție (ro) f
Russian: пересече́ние (ru) n ( peresečénije )
Scottish Gaelic: eadar-ghearradh m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ( Ekavian ) пре́сек m , ( Ijekavian ) пре́сјек m
Roman: ( Ekavian ) prések m , ( Ijekavian ) présjek (sh) m
Slovak: priesečník m
Spanish: intersección (es) f
Swedish: skärning c
Tagalog: bagtasan , pagbagtas ,, bagtas (tl)
in set theory
Chinese:
Mandarin: 交集 (zh) ( jiāojí )
Czech: průnik m
Danish: fællesmængde c
Dutch: doorsnede (nl)
Esperanto: komunaĵo
Estonian: ühisosa , lõige
Finnish: leikkaus (fi)
French: intersection (fr) f
German: Durchschnitt (de)
Greek: τομή (el) f ( tomí )
Hebrew: חיתוך
Hungarian: metszet (hu)
Icelandic: sniðmengi n , snið (is) n , skurðmengi n , skarmengi n
Ido: interseko (io)
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Italian: intersezione (it) f
Japanese: 積集合 (ja) ( せきしゅうごう, sekishūgō )
Korean: 교집합 (ko) ( gyojiphap )
Polish: przekrój (pl) m , część wspólna f , przecięcie (pl) n , iloczyn zbiorów m
Portuguese: interseção (pt) f
Romanian: intersecție (ro) f
Russian: пересече́ние (ru) n ( peresečénije )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ( Ekavian ) пре́сек m , ( Ijekavian ) пре́сјек m
Roman: ( Ekavian ) prések m , ( Ijekavian ) présjek (sh) m
Slovak: prienik m
Spanish: intersección (es) f
Swedish: snitt (sv) n
Tagalog: bagtasan , pagbagtas ,, bagtas (tl)
Ukrainian: перетин множин ( peretyn množyn )
two or more straight lines of synchronized skaters passing through each other
See also