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Intersects
To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
📖 Definitions of "Intersects"
verb
- 1
To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
"Any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the centre."
- 2
Of two sets, to have at least one element in common.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Intersects"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| crossverb | To make or form a cross. |
| coincidesverb | To occur at the same time. |
| concursverb | To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond. |
| crossesverb | To make or form a cross. |
| cutverb | (chiefly transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something. |
| cutsnoun | (Australia, New Zealand, dated or historical, with "the") Corporal punishment at school. |
| eclipticnoun | (astronomy) The great circle on the celestial sphere that is the mean apparent path of the sun as viewed from the earth. |
| encountersverb | (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly. |
| intrudesverb | (intransitive) To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass. |
| mateverb | (intransitive) To match, fit together without space between. |
| meetsverb | To make contact (with someone) while in proximity. |
| intersectionnoun | The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares. |
| intersectionsnoun | The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares. |
| overlapsnoun | Something that overlaps or is overlapped. |
| overlapnoun | Something that overlaps or is overlapped. |
| intersectionalnoun | Of or pertaining to an intersection, especially of multiple forms of discrimination (for example, the intersection of misogyny and racism which affects black women specifically). |
| junctionnoun | A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet. |
| overlapping | That overlaps something else |
| interpenetratenoun | To penetrate mutually or reciprocally. |
| convergingnoun | convergence |
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