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The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crossroads
Antonyms: none provided
Any overlap, confluence, or crossover.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
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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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences, set-theory
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Synonyms: none provided
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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
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Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
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The pullback of a corner of monics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: category-theory, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: joining, connection, connexion
a junction where one street or road crosses another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: junction
Narrower terms: corner, street corner, turning point, level crossing, grade crossing
a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
there was no overlap between their proposals
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: overlap, convergence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: representation, mental representation, internal representation
Narrower terms: crossroads, interface
a point where lines intersect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: intersection point, point of intersection
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: point
Narrower terms: metacenter, metacentre, vertex
the set of elements common to two or more sets
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things
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Synonyms: product, Cartesian product
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: set
a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: set
Narrower terms: origin
From Middle French intersection and its etymon Latin intersectiō. By surface analysis, intersect + -ion.
Across languages
Translations
201 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
ndërprerje
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Albanian :
udhëkryq
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Arabic :
مُفْتَرَق
(muftaraq)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Arabic :
تَقَاطُع
(taqāṭuʕ)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Arabic :
تَقَاطُع
(tagāṭuʕ)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic :
ܦܪܵܫܬܵܐ
(prašta)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Armenian :
խաչմերուկ
(xačʻmeruk)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Armenian :
քառուղի
(kʻaṙuġi)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Azerbaijani :
kəsişmə
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Belarusian :
скрыжава́нне
(skryžavánnje)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Bengali :
ছেদ
(ched)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Bulgarian :
кръсто́вище
(krǎstóvište)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Bulgarian :
кръстопъ́т
(krǎstopǎ́t)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Burmese :
လမ်းဆုံ
(lam:hcum)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Catalan :
encreuament
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Chinese Cantonese :
路口
(lou6 hau2)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Chinese Mandarin :
路口
(lùkǒu)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Chinese Mandarin :
交叉
(jiāochā)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Czech :
křižovatka
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Danish :
kryds
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Dutch :
kruising
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Dutch :
kruispunt
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Esperanto :
kruciĝo
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Esperanto :
intersekco
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Estonian :
ristmik
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Farefare :
sorɔpurŋa
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Faroese :
vegamót
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Faroese :
krossvegur
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Finnish :
risteys
— junction of two or more paths, etc
French :
carrefour
— junction of two or more paths, etc
French :
intersection
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Georgian :
გზაჯვარედინი
(gzaǯvaredini)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Georgian :
მებოძირი
(meboʒiri)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
German :
Kreuzung
— junction of two or more paths, etc
German :
Straßenkreuzung
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Greek :
διασταύρωση
(diastávrosi)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Greek :
σταυροδρόμι
(stavrodrómi)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Hebrew :
צֹמֶת
(tsómet)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Hindi :
चौराहा
(caurāhā)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Hindi :
चौक
(cauk)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Hungarian :
útkereszteződés
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Hungarian :
csomópont
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Icelandic :
vegamót
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Icelandic :
gatnamót
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Ido :
krucovoyo
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Indonesian :
persimpangan
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Italian :
incrocio
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Japanese :
交差点
(kōsaten)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Kazakh :
қиылыс
(qiylys)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Korean :
사거리
(sageori)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Korean :
네거리
(negeori)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Korean :
교차로
(gyocharo)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Kyrgyz :
жолтоому
(joltoomu)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Lao :
ທະວິບົດ
(tha wi bot)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Latin :
ambivium
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Latvian :
krustošanās
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Lithuanian :
sankryža
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Macedonian :
крстопат
(krstopat)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Malay :
persilangan
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Māori :
rīpekanga
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Moore :
so-baka
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Moore :
so-palempaaga
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Moore :
sotiisi
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Norwegian Bokmål :
kryss
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Norwegian Nynorsk :
kryss
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Old English :
ġelǣte
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Persian :
تقاطع
(taqâto')
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Persian :
چهارراه
(čahâr-râh)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Polish :
skrzyżowanie
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Portuguese :
nó
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Romanian :
intersecție
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Romanian :
intersectare
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Russian :
перекрёсток
(perekrjóstok)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Scottish Gaelic :
eadar-ghearradh
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Serbo-Croatian :
кри́жа̄ње
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Serbo-Croatian :
ра́скр̄шће
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Serbo-Croatian :
ра́скрсница
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Serbo-Croatian :
ра́скрӣжје
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Serbo-Croatian :
крѝжӣште
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Serbo-Croatian :
крижо̀пӯт
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Serbo-Croatian :
крижо̀пӯће
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Serbo-Croatian :
крсто̀пӯће
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Serbo-Croatian :
krížānje
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Serbo-Croatian :
ráskr̄šće
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Serbo-Croatian :
ráskrsnica
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Serbo-Croatian :
ráskrīžje
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Serbo-Croatian :
krìžīšte
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Serbo-Croatian :
križòpūt
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Serbo-Croatian :
križòpūće
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Serbo-Croatian :
krstòpūće
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Slovak :
križovatka
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Slovene :
križišče
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Spanish :
cruce
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Swedish :
korsning
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Tajik :
чорраҳа
(čorraha)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Thai :
สี่แยก
(sèe-yâek)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Thai :
ทางแยก
(taang-yâek)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Thai :
ชุมทาง
(chum-taang)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Turkish :
kesişme
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Ukrainian :
перехре́сток
(perexréstok)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Ukrainian :
перехре́стя
(perexréstja)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Urdu :
چوراہا
(caurāhā)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Urdu :
تقاطع
(taqātu')
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Urdu :
چوک
(ćok)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Urdu :
دوراہا
(dorāhā)
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Uzbek :
chorraha
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Vietnamese :
ngã đường
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Vietnamese :
ngã tư
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Vietnamese :
ngã ba
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Vietnamese :
giao lộ
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Welsh :
croestoriad
— junction of two or more paths, etc
Arabic :
تَقَاطُع
(taqāṭuʕ)
— in geometry
Bulgarian :
пресечна точка
(presečna točka)
— in geometry
Catalan :
intersecció
— in geometry
Chinese Mandarin :
交點 /交点
(jiāodiǎn)
— in geometry
Czech :
průsečík
— in geometry
Danish :
skæring
— in geometry
Danish :
skæringspunkt
— in geometry
Dutch :
kruispunt
— in geometry
Dutch :
doorsnijding
— in geometry
Finnish :
leikkauspiste
— in geometry
Finnish :
leikkaus
— in geometry
French :
intersection
— in geometry
German :
Schnittpunkt
— in geometry
Greek :
τομή
(tomí)
— in geometry
Hebrew :
חיתוך
— in geometry
Hungarian :
metszőpont
— in geometry
Hungarian :
metszéspont
— in geometry
Hungarian :
metszet
— in geometry
Icelandic :
sniðmengi
— in geometry
Icelandic :
skurðpunktur
— in geometry
Ido :
interseko
— in geometry
Japanese :
交点
(kōten)
— in geometry
Polish :
punkt przecięcia
— in geometry
Portuguese :
interseção
— in geometry
Portuguese :
intersecção
— in geometry
Romanian :
intersecție
— in geometry
Russian :
пересече́ние
(peresečénije)
— in geometry
Scottish Gaelic :
eadar-ghearradh
— in geometry
Serbo-Croatian :
пре́сек
— in geometry
Serbo-Croatian :
пре́сјек
— in geometry
Serbo-Croatian :
prések
— in geometry
Serbo-Croatian :
présjek
— in geometry
Slovak :
priesečník
— in geometry
Spanish :
intersección
— in geometry
Swedish :
skärning
— in geometry
Tagalog :
bagtasan
— in geometry
Tagalog :
pagbagtas
— in geometry
Tagalog :
bagtas
— in geometry
Ukrainian :
пере́тин
(perétyn)
— in geometry
Welsh :
croestoriad
— in geometry
Catalan :
intersecció
— in set theory
Chinese Mandarin :
交集
(jiāojí)
— in set theory
Czech :
průnik
— in set theory
Danish :
fællesmængde
— in set theory
Dutch :
doorsnede
— in set theory
Esperanto :
komunaĵo
— in set theory
Estonian :
ühisosa
— in set theory
Estonian :
lõige
— in set theory
Faroese :
felagsmongd
— in set theory
Finnish :
leikkaus
— in set theory
French :
intersection
— in set theory
German :
Durchschnitt
— in set theory
German :
Schnittmenge
— in set theory
German :
Durchschnittsmenge
— in set theory
Greek :
τομή
(tomí)
— in set theory
Hebrew :
חיתוך
— in set theory
Hungarian :
metszet
— in set theory
Icelandic :
sniðmengi
— in set theory
Icelandic :
snið
— in set theory
Icelandic :
skurðmengi
— in set theory
Icelandic :
skarmengi
— in set theory
Ido :
interseko
— in set theory
Italian :
intersezione
— in set theory
Japanese :
積集合
(sekishūgō)
— in set theory
Japanese :
共通集合
(kyōtsūshūgō)
— in set theory
Japanese :
交わり
(majiwari)
— in set theory
Korean :
교집합
(gyojiphap)
— in set theory
Korean :
적집합
(jeokjiphap)
— in set theory
Polish :
przekrój
— in set theory
Polish :
część wspólna
— in set theory
Polish :
przecięcie
— in set theory
Polish :
iloczyn zbiorów
— in set theory
Portuguese :
interseção
— in set theory
Portuguese :
intersecção
— in set theory
Romanian :
intersecție
— in set theory
Russian :
пересече́ние
(peresečénije)
— in set theory
Serbo-Croatian :
пре́сек
— in set theory
Serbo-Croatian :
пре́сјек
— in set theory
Serbo-Croatian :
prések
— in set theory
Serbo-Croatian :
présjek
— in set theory
Slovak :
prienik
— in set theory
Spanish :
intersección
— in set theory
Swedish :
snitt
— in set theory
Tagalog :
bagtasan
— in set theory
Tagalog :
pagbagtas
— in set theory
Tagalog :
bagtas
— in set theory
Ukrainian :
перетин множин
(peretyn množyn)
— in set theory
Welsh :
croestoriad
— in set theory
Finnish :
läpimeno
— two or more straight lines of synchronized skaters passing through each other
Finnish :
eteenpäinleikkaus
— surveying method