intersect

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɪntɚˈsɛkt/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪntəˈsɛkt/
Audio (UK) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛkt

Verb

intersect (third-person singular simple present intersects, present participle intersecting, simple past and past participle intersected)

(transitive, intransitive) To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
Parallel lines don't intersect.
Any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the centre.
- Cowper
  Lands intersected by a narrow frith / Abhor each other.
(mathematics) Of two sets, to have at least one element in common.

Related terms

intersection

Translations

to cross each other; to cut each other

Armenian: հատել (hy) (hatel) (active voice), հատվել (hy) (hatvel) (passive voice)
Bulgarian: пресичам се (presičam se), кръстосвам се (krǎstosvam se)
Finnish: ristetä (fi), leikata (fi)
German: sich schneiden
Ido: intersekar (io)
Maori: pūtahi

Norwegian:
Bokmål: skjære (no), gjennomskjære
Polish: przecinać (pl), przecinać się, krzyżować (pl), krzyżować się (pl)
Portuguese: intersectar, intersetar
Spanish: intersecar

in mathematics

Finnish: leikata (fi)
German: sich schneiden
Ido: intersekar (io)

Polish: przecinać (pl), przecinać się
Portuguese: intersectar, intersetar
Tagalog: bumagtas