intersect, cross
(verb) meet at a point
Source: WordNet® 3.1
intersect (third-person singular simple present intersects, present participle intersecting, simple past and past participle intersected)
(ambitransitive) To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
(mathematics) Of two sets, to have at least one element in common.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*sect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intersected; p. pr. & vb. n. Intersecting.] Etym: [L. intersectus, p. p. of intersecare to intersect; inter + secare to cut. See Section.]
Definition: To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts; as, any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the center. Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. Cowper.
In`ter*sect", v. i.
Definition: To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other; as, the point where two lines intersect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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