What is another word for intersect?

Pronunciation: [ˌɪntəsˈɛkt] (IPA)

The word "intersect" refers to the point where two or more lines, paths, or objects converge or cross each other. There are several synonyms for "intersect," including cross, meet, intersect, interlock, and intersect. These words all describe the concept of two or more things coming together or crossing each other. "Cross" implies that two or more things are moving in different directions, "meet" suggests two or more things coming from different directions to approach each other, "intersect" is a general term often used in geometry, "interlock" refers to two or more things fitting into each other, and "overlap" implies that two or more things are partially covering each other.

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What are the opposite words for intersect?

One antonym for the word "intersect" is "parallel." When two lines are parallel, they do not cross each other, and therefore, cannot intersect. Another antonym for "intersect" is "diverge," which means to move apart or separate from each other. When two lines diverge, they move away from each other and never cross, in contrast to intersecting lines, which cross or meet at a point. A third antonym for "intersect" is "bypass." When a road or a path bypasses another road or intersection, it goes around it, thus avoiding any points of intersection altogether.

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Usage examples for Intersect

If, for instance, you know you are on one line running North and South and on another line running East and West, the only spot where you can be on both lines is where they intersect.
"Lectures in Navigation"
Ernest Gallaudet Draper
You knew you were somewhere on your 8 A.M. line, you know you are somewhere on your noon line, and the only spot where you can be on both at once is the point where they intersect.
"Lectures in Navigation"
Ernest Gallaudet Draper
The streams, or beeks, that intersect this country, like the Lekkerbolerbeek and the Ravelbeek, had lost all kind of bounds, and by the effect of shell-fire had flowed out into wide bogs.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs

Famous quotes with Intersect

  • It's a very, very difficult space to operate in, the restaurant business-it requires a lot of human beings to intersect at just the right place to make it all work out.
    Rocco DiSpirito
  • Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again.
    Hermann Hesse
  • One never reaches home, but wherever friendly paths intersect the whole world looks like home for a time.
    Hermann Hesse
  • Every man is more than just himself he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way and never again.
    Hermann Hesse
  • Tolerance is prerogative of humanity. In my view, when we think that ours is the only true path to righteousness, we inadvertently force ourselves to judging others with our own yardstick, and walking in the territory of arrogance. Interestingly, the roads that lead to righteousness and arrogance though seem to run in parallel, may intersect each other at several points in our lives. We cannot differentiate between these two roads easily, unless we understand that the road to righteousness is paved with the love of humanity, while the road to arrogance is paved with the love of self. Being tolerant to various beliefs, colors, cultures, races, genders, sexual orientations, and ethnicities etc has become extremely important in the world filled with discrimination, prejudice, and supremacy etc. As the French Philosopher Voltaire said it correctly "La tolérance, c'est l'apanage de l'humanité" - i.e. Tolerance is prerogative of humanity. We believe that Tolerance will surely make our world a better place.
    Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate

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