intersect

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪntəˈsɛkt/
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  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪn(t)ɚˈsɛkt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkt

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *-tér
Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér
Proto-Italic *n̥ter
Latin inter
Latin inter-
Proto-Indo-European *sek-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *sekaō
Latin secō
Latin intersecō
Latin intersecāreder.
English intersect

    From Latin intersecāre (“to cut between, cut off”), from inter (“between”) + secare (“to cut”).

    Verb

    intersect (third-person singular simple present intersects, present participle intersecting, simple past and past participle intersected)

    1. (ambitransitive) To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
      Parallel lines don't intersect.
      Any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the centre.
    2. (mathematics) Of two sets, to have at least one element in common.
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    Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
    Proto-Indo-European *-tér
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér
    Proto-Italic *n̥ter
    Latin inter
    Latin inter-bor.
    English inter-
    Proto-Indo-European *sek-
    Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
    Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti
    Proto-Italic *sekaō
    Latin secō
    Latin sectus
    Late Latin sectader.
    Old French sectebor.
    Middle English secte
    English sect
    English intersect

      From inter- + sect.

      Adjective

      intersect (comparative more intersect, superlative most intersect)

      1. Between sects; intersectarian.

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