intersection B2 Topic:Verbs of Movement US /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #12339 Meanings 1 noun a place where two or more roads cross each other. Turn left at the next intersection. 2 noun a point or area where things overlap or come together. Her work sits at the intersection of art and science. 3 noun in mathematics, the set of elements shared by two or more sets. The intersection of the two sets contains only the numbers they share. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a place where two or more... crossroadscrossing 2 noun · a point or area where... convergenceoverlap 3 noun · in mathematics, the set of... product Word family Forms intersections Derived forms cointersectionnonintersectionpseudointersectiont-intersectiony-intersection Related forms cornercrossroadcrossroadsintersectintersectionalintersectionalismintersectionalistintersectionalisticintersectionalityintersegmentjunctionoverlap Common collocations intersection point Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Middle French intersection and its etymon Latin intersectiō. By surface analysis, intersect + -ion. intersection Middle French intersectiō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # intersection **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 12339 ## Meanings 1. a place where two or more roads cross each other. 2. a point or area where things overlap or come together. 3. in mathematics, the set of elements shared by two or more sets. ## Examples - Turn left at the next intersection. - Her work sits at the intersection of art and science. - The intersection of the two sets contains only the numbers they share. ## Derived Forms - cointersection - nonintersection - pseudointersection - t-intersection - y-intersection ## Related Forms - corner - crossroad - crossroads - intersect - intersectional - intersectionalism - intersectionalist - intersectionalistic - intersectionality - intersegment - junction - overlap ## Roots and Affixes - Root: intersection - Root: intersectiō ## Etymology From Middle French intersection and its etymon Latin intersectiō. By surface analysis, intersect + -ion. ## AI Etymology Intersection comes from Middle French intersection and its etymon Latin intersectiō. By surface analysis, intersect + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Verbs of Movement - Mathematics & Measurement markdown