interceptedadj.
/ɪntəˈsɛptɪd/ a. Caught or stopped by the way, cut off, etc.: see the verb.
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the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [adjective] > seized in transit
intercepted1623
waylaid1667
the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > rendered immobile or held fast > hampered or obstructed
intercepted1700
lumbered1745
clogged1774
snagged1851
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Intercepted, taken by the way.
1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. iv. xi. sig. Ee6 A private Whisper, or the Intimation from..an intercepted Letter.
1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Sigismonda & Guiscardo in Fables 127 A glimm'ring and malignant Light..A Twilight of an intercepted Day.
1888 J. Inglis Tent Life Tigerland 133 Still lagoons of intercepted flood water.
b. spec. in Mathematics of part of a line or curve. (Cf. intercept n. 2.)
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the world > relative properties > number > geometry > curve > [adjective] > having certain property
mechanical1694
intercepted1702
rectifiable1706
transcendental1706
tortuous1867
monocyclic1869
bicursal1873
irreconcilable1881
closed1882
anautotomic1901
fractal1975
1702 J. Raphson Math. Dict. App. Conic Sections 10 In a Parabola..the intercepted Axes ED, EO.
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Intercepted Arcs or Intercepted Diameters, a Term in Conick Sections, the same as Abscissæ.
1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. 199 The intercepted portion of a circumference.
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