intercept C2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ɪntɚˈsɛpt/ UK /ɪntəˈsɛpt/ See IPA manual Freq #9696 Meanings 1 verb seize on its way The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace. 2 verb To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion). The police intercepted the package of stolen goods while it was in transit. 3 noun The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis. The y intercept. 4 noun the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · seize on its way stop Word family Derived forms interceptableinterceptioninterceptionalinterceptiveinterceptoruninterceptedx-intercepty-interceptz-intercept Etymology Borrowed from Latin interceptum, past participle of intercipiō. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # intercept **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ɪntɚˈsɛpt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪntəˈsɛpt/ **Frequency rank:** 9696 ## Meanings 1. seize on its way 2. To stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion). 3. The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis. 4. the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis ## Examples - The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace. - The police intercepted the package of stolen goods while it was in transit. - The y intercept. ## Derived Forms - interceptable - interception - interceptional - interceptive - interceptor - unintercepted - x-intercept - y-intercept - z-intercept ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin interceptum, past participle of intercipiō. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown