intersecting
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Crossing or meeting at a point or line: Describing two or more lines, paths, or objects that cross each other, forming an intersection.
- Having common elements or overlapping areas: Used to describe sets, interests, or fields that share common parts.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The map showed two intersecting roads at the town center.
- Our research focuses on the intersecting fields of biology and computer science.
- The artist drew a series of intersecting lines to create a complex pattern.
Advanced Usage
- "Mutually intersecting": Emphasizing that multiple items cross each other.
- The puzzle was solved by finding three mutually intersecting circles.
Variants and Related Words
- Intersect (verb): To cross or meet at a point.
- The two highways intersect just north of the city.
- Intersection (noun): The point or line where two things cross.
- The accident occurred at a busy intersection.
Synonyms
- Crossing: Meeting and going across something.
- Crisscrossing: Crossing repeatedly in a pattern.
Related Phrases
- Intersecting set (Mathematics): A set containing elements common to two or more sets.
- The intersecting set of A and B contains only the shared numbers.
Adjective
- crossed or intersected in the form of an X