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I0198100 (ĭn′tər-sĕk′shən, ĭn′tər-sĕk′-)n.1. The act, process, or result of intersecting.2. A place where things intersect, especially a place where two or more roads cross.3. Mathematics a. The point or locus of points where one line, surface, or solid crosses another.b. A set that contains elements shared by two or more given sets.

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(ˌɪntəˈsɛkʃən; ˈɪntəˌsɛk-) n1. a point at which things intersect, esp a road junction2. the act of intersecting or the state of being intersected3. (Mathematics) maths a. a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurationsb. Also called: product the set of elements that are common to two setsc. the operation that yields that set from a pair of given sets. Symbol: ∩, as in A ∩ B ˌinterˈsectional adj

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n. 1. a place where two or more roads meet; junction. 2. any place of intersection or the act or fact of intersecting. 3. Math. a. Also called product. the set of elements that two or more sets have in common. Symbol:∩ b. the greatest lower bound of two elements in a lattice. [1550–60; < Latin] in`ter•sec′tion•al, adj.

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(ĭn′tər-sĕk′shən)1. Geometry The point or set of points where one line, surface, or solid crosses another.2. Mathematics The set that contains only those elements shared by two or more sets. The intersection of the sets {3,4,5,6} and {4,6,8,10} is the set {4,6}.

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Noun	1.	intersection - a point where lines intersect intersection point, point of intersectionpoint - a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"metacenter, metacentre - (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the shipvertex - the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure
	2.	intersection - a junction where one street or road crosses anothercarrefour, crossroad, crossway, crossingstreet corner, turning point, corner - the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"junction - the place where two or more things come togethergrade crossing, level crossing - intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains passroad, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
	3.	intersection - a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurationsorigin - the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zeroset - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
	4.	intersection - the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things"Cartesian product, productset - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
	5.	intersection - a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"overlap, convergencecrossroads - a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"interface - the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology"internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
	6.	intersection - the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)joining, connexion, connection - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"

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noun junction, crossing, crossroads at the intersection of two main canals

Translations

交叉交叉点十字路口

intersect

(intəˈsekt) verb to divide (eg lines or roads) by cutting or crossing. The line AB intersects the line CD at X; Where do the two roads intersect?交叉ˌinterˈsection (-ʃən) noun1. the act of intersecting. 交叉2. a place where lines, roads etc intersect. The crash occurred at the intersection (between the two roads). 交叉点，十字路口

Turn right at the next intersection (US)
Go right at the next junction (UK) → 下一个路口转右
Turn left at the next intersection (US)
Go left at the next junction (UK) → 下一个路口转左

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Mathsa. a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations b. the set of elements that are common to two sets c. the operation that yields that set from a pair of given sets. Symbol: ∩, as in A ∩ B

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[‚in·tər′sek·shən] (civil engineering) A point of junction or crossing of two or more roadways. A surveying method in which a plane table is used alternately at each end of a measured baseline. (mathematics) The point, or set of points, that is common to two or more geometric configurations. For two sets, the set consisting of all elements common to both of the sets. Also known as meet. For two fuzzy sets A and B, the fuzzy set whose membership function has a value at any element x that is the minimum of the values of the membership functions of A and B at x. The intersection of two Boolean matrices A and B, with the same number of rows and columns, is the Boolean matrix whose element c_ijin row i and column j is the intersection of corresponding elements a_ijin A and b_ijin B.

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i. A point where the centerlines of runways cross each other. See intersecting runways.
ii. A point defined by any combination of courses, radials, or bearings of two or more navigational aids.
iii. The point on the earth vertically above which the centerlines of airways cross.
iv. Used to describe the point where two runways, a runway and a taxiway, or two taxiways cross or meet.

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noun junction

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noun a point where lines intersect

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noun a junction where one street or road crosses another

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noun a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations

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noun the set of elements common to two or more sets

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noun a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena

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noun the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)

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