Intersection — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a point where lines intersect

a junction where one street or road crosses another

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪntɚsˈɛkʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪntəsˈɛkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪntəsˈɛkʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪntɚsˈɛkʃən/.

Examples

the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things
there was no overlap between their proposals

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crossway crossroad overlap product Cartesian product point of intersection crossing carrefour convergence intersection point

Parts of Speech

noun	a point where lines intersect
noun	a junction where one street or road crosses another
noun	a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
noun	the set of elements common to two or more sets “the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things”
noun	a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena “there was no overlap between their proposals”
noun	the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)

Word Forms

cross	verb	meet at a point
overlap	verb	coincide partially or wholly
intersect	verb	meet at a point

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überschneidung

ein Punkt, an dem sich Linien schneiden

🇪🇸Spanish

intersección

un punto donde las líneas se cruzan

🇮🇹Italian

intersezione

un punto in cui le linee si intersecano

🇳🇱Dutch

kruispunt

een punt waar lijnen elkaar kruisen

🇵🇹Portuguese

interseção

um ponto onde as linhas se cruzam

🇷🇺Russian

пересечение

точка пересечения линий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चौराहा

वह बिंदु जहाँ रेखाएँ प्रतिच्छेद करती हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

ছেদ

একটি বিন্দু যেখানে লাইন ছেদ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

குறுக்குவெட்டு

கோடுகள் வெட்டும் புள்ளி

🇮🇳Telugu

కూడలి

పంక్తులు కలుస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

छेदनबिंदू

एक बिंदू जेथे रेषा एकमेकांना छेदतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

આંતરછેદ

એક બિંદુ જ્યાં રેખાઓ છેદે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಛೇದಕ

ರೇಖೆಗಳು ಛೇದಿಸುವ ಬಿಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കവല

വരികൾ വിഭജിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ബിന്ദു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇੰਟਰਸੈਕਸ਼ਨ

ਇੱਕ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਲਾਈਨਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਦੂਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਕੱਟਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

چوراہا

ایک نقطہ جہاں لائنیں آپس میں ملتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

路口

线相交的点

🇯🇵Japanese

交差点

線が交差する点

🇰🇷Korean

교차로

선이 교차하는 지점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngã tư

một điểm nơi các đường giao nhau

🇹🇭Thai

จุดตัด

จุดที่เส้นตัดกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

persimpangan

titik di mana garis-garis berpotongan

🇲🇾Malay

persimpangan

titik di mana garis bersilang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقاطع

النقطة التي تتقاطع فيها الخطوط

🇮🇷Persian

تقاطع

نقطه ای که خطوط را قطع می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

kavşak

doğruların kesiştiği nokta

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִצטַלְבוּת

נקודה שבה קווים מצטלבים

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The primary meaning of 'intersection' is 'a point where lines intersect'.

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'intersection' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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