intersecting
- adjective
- /ˌɪntərˈsɛktɪŋ/
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intersectante
- The road has several intersecting paths that create a complex network for traffic.
We try to pick things that have these three intersecting aspects to them.
- We try to pick things that have these three intersecting aspects to them.
- There's all sorts of really interesting intersecting issues that we're going to explore.
- What is my role in being more accountable to these systems of intersecting oppression?
- The horror, the heroism, the twisted machines, the courage and the cowardice Lives, changing, intersecting and ending, all in a single climactic moment.
- You have intersecting circles and you can make a great deal of a huge number of inferences just from that diagram.
Examples
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Remember that when you have two lines, they must be either parallel, intersecting, or skew.
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Masons built intersecting walkways, pools and channels of water to weave through the lush greenery.
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So I'm starting with three intersecting lines and a second one here and a third one here.
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You have intersecting circles and you can make a great deal of a huge number of inferences just from that diagram.
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The intersecting lines on the graph help to illustrate the relationship between the two variables.
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In geometry class, we learned about intersecting angles and how to calculate their measures.
Synonyms
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Marked with lines that cross each other to form a pattern
Crossing each other to form an X shape
Crossed in an X shape, like leaves meeting at right angles
Covered with lines or paths that go in different directions
How Intersecting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Intersecting comes from the parts inter- meaning 'between' and sect meaning 'cut', the same root you see in section. Picture two roads 'cutting' into the space between them and meeting — that's why intersecting means lines or paths 'crossing' each other.