intersection

B2 Topic:Places & Geography

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... crossroads crossing

2 noun · a point or area where... convergence overlap

3 noun · in mathematics, the set of... product

Word family

Forms intersections

Derived forms cointersectionnonintersectionpseudointersectiont-intersectiony-intersection

Related forms corner crossroad crossroads intersectintersectionalintersectionalismintersectionalistintersectionalisticintersectionalityintersegmentjunction overlap

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Phrases (1)

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intersection point
a point where two or more lines cross

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle French intersection and its etymon Latin intersectiō. By surface analysis, intersect + -ion.

intersection Middle French intersectiō Latin

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Topics

Places & Geography

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# 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
- Places & Geography

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