Meaning & use
intersect
To cross or meet at a point, especially describing lines, roads, or areas that share a common point.
See it in a sentence
Main Street and Fifth Avenue intersect right in front of the old courthouse.
The two circles intersect, creating a small overlapping region called a lens shape.
A note on using this word
Intersect is common in geometry and geography, and is also used figuratively when ideas, interests, or paths intersect.
Words with a similar meaning
crossmeet
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Words with an opposite meaning
divergepart
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