intersection — Dictionnaire anglais

Nom

1. The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.

   Synonymes

   crossroads

   Exemples

   Near-synonym: crossroads

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   We determined that the car driver’s transportation of multiple teen passengers, limited driving experience, and likely impairment from effects of cannabis at the time of the crash adversely affected her judgment of the danger of entering the intersection in front of the approaching combination vehicle.

2. Any overlap, confluence, or crossover.

   Exemples

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   Within this melee of intersections between English and Cantonese, the students, being themselves bilingually fluent, were able to navigate with perfect ease in communicative contexts where the provenance of a certain term or expression matters little.

3. The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect).

4. The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.

5. The element where two or more straight lines of synchronized skaters pass through each other.

6. The pullback of a corner of monics.

Nom

1. a point where lines intersect

   Synonymes

   intersection pointpoint of intersection

   Termes génériques

   point

2. a junction where one street or road crosses another

   Synonymes

   crossroadcrosswaycrossingcarrefour

   Termes génériques

   junction

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

   Termes génériques

   set

4. the set of elements common to two or more sets

   Termes génériques

   set

   Exemples

   the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things

5. a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena

   Synonymes

   overlapconvergence

   Termes génériques

   representationmental representationinternal representation

   Exemples

   there was no overlap between their proposals

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

   Termes génériques

   joiningconnectionconnexion