English dictionary
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English noun: intersection | |||
| 1. | intersection (cognition) a point where lines intersect | ||
| Synonyms | intersection point, point of intersection | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | point | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | metacenter, metacentre, vertex | ||
| 2. | intersection (artifact) a junction where one street or road crosses another | ||
| Synonyms | carrefour, crossing, crossroad, crossway | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | junction | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | corner, grade crossing, level crossing, street corner, turning point | ||
| Part meronym | road, route | ||
| 3. | intersection (shape) a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | set | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | origin | ||
| 4. | intersection (group) the set of elements common to two or more sets | ||
| Samples | The set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things. | ||
| Synonyms | Cartesian product, product | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | set | ||
| 5. | intersection (cognition) a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena | ||
| Samples | There was no overlap between their proposals. | ||
| Synonyms | convergence, overlap | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | internal representation, mental representation, representation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crossroads, interface | ||
| 6. | intersection (act) the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | connection, connexion, joining | ||
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