intersect
VerbSynonyms:
cross
WordNet 3.0
Verb (1)
- meet at a pointSynonyms: cross
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Intersect \In`ter*sect"\, v. i. To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other; as, the point where two lines intersect. [1913 Webster] intersectant
Intersect \In`ter*sect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intersected; p. pr. & vb. n. Intersecting.] [L. intersectus, p. p. of intersecare to intersect; inter + secare to cut. See Section.] 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. [1913 Webster]
Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]