intersected

ˌɪntərˈsɛktɪd

Definition

Definition of intersected - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

geometryhaving paths that cross each other

The intersected trails made the forest difficult to navigate.
The intersected roads caused a lot of confusion.
Intersected pathways can be tricky for new hikers.

crossed

overlapped

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Origin of intersected

Latin, inter (between) + secare (to cut)

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exterior angle

transversal

angle outside two lines intersected by a transversal

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French:entrecroisé, ...
German:gekreuzt, ...
Italian:intersecato, ...
Spanish:cruzado, ...
Portuguese:entrecruzados, ...
Chinese:相交的, ...
Japanese:交差する, ...
Arabic:متقاطعة, ...
Hebrew:מִצְטַלְבִים, ...
Russian:пересекающиеся, ...
Ukrainian:перехрещені стежки, ...
Hindi:प्रतिच्छेदित, ...
Bengali:ছেদিত, ...
Catalan:encreuat, ...
Czech:protínající se, ...
Danish:krydsende, ...
Dutch:kruisende, ...
Greek:διασταυρωμένος, ...
Hungarian:kereszteződő, ...
Khmer:ប្រសព្វគ្នា, ...
Korean:교차하는, ...
Persian:متقاطع, ...
Polish:krzyżujące się, ...
Portuguese (BR):entrecruzados, ...
Romanian:intersectate, ...
Swedish:korsande stigar, ...
Thai:ตัดกัน, ...
Turkish:kesişen yollar, ...
Vietnamese:giao cắt, ...

intersect

ˌɪntərˈsɛkt

Definition of intersect - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

crossing

tr./intr.

cross or pass through something, often dividing it

tr./intr.

The two roads intersect at the corner.

bisect

cross

cut

mathematics

intr.

TECH.

have common elements or points

intr.

TECH.

The two sets intersect at three elements.

cross

meet

overlap

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Origin of intersect

Latin, inter (between) + secare (to cut)

Examples of intersect in a sentence

Their timelines intersected during graduate school.
The graphs intersect at two points.
Their interests intersect in several areas.

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French:se croiser, recouper, ...
German:sich schneiden, sich überschneiden, ...
Italian:intersecare, intersecarsi, ...
Spanish:intersectar, intersectarse, ...
Portuguese:intersetar, cruzar-se, ...
Chinese:相交, 交集, ...
Japanese:交差する, 重なる, ...
Arabic:تَقَاطَعَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִצְטַלֵּב, לְהִיצָּטְלֵב, ...
Russian:пересекаться, ...
Ukrainian:перетинатися, ...
Hindi:पार करना, अंतर्भुक्त होना, ...
Bengali:অতিক্রম করা, ছেদ করা, ...
Catalan:creuar, intersecar, ...
Czech:protínat, protínat se, ...
Danish:krydse, skære hinanden, ...
Dutch:kruisen, snijden elkaar, ...
Greek:διασταυρώνομαι, τέμνομαι, ...
Hungarian:keresztezni, metszeni egymást, ...
Khmer:ប្រសព្វគ្នា, មានធាតុរួមគ្នា, ...
Korean:교차하다, 겹치다, ...
Persian:قطع کردن, اشتراک داشت, ...
Polish:przecinać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):cruzar, intersectar, ...
Romanian:a se intersecta, a intersecta, ...
Swedish:korsa, skära varandra, ...
Thai:ตัดกัน, มีจุดร่วม, ...
Turkish:kesişmek, çakışmak, ...
Vietnamese:giao nhau, trùng nhau, ...

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