INTERSECTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target’’s path)
   Hypernyms(s) intersection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • joining (what does joining mean?)
   • connection (what does connection mean?)
   • connexion (what does connexion mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • intersect (what does intersect mean?)
   • cross (what does cross mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a junction where one street or road crosses another
   Synonym(s)
   • carrefour (what does carrefour mean?)
   • crossing (what does crossing mean?)
   • crossroad (what does crossroad mean?)
   • crossway (what does crossway mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) intersection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • junction (what does junction mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • corner (what does corner mean?)
   • street corner (what does street corner mean?)
   • turning point (what does turning point mean?)
   • level crossing (what does level crossing mean?)
   • grade crossing (what does grade crossing mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • intersect (what does intersect mean?)
   • cross (what does cross mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
   Synonym(s)
   • convergence (what does convergence mean?)
   • overlap (what does overlap mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • there was no overlap between their proposals
   Hypernyms(s) intersection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • representation (what does representation mean?)
   • mental representation (what does mental representation mean?)
   • internal representation (what does internal representation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • crossroads (what does crossroads mean?)
   • interface (what does interface mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • overlap (what does overlap mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a point where lines intersect
   Synonym(s)
   • intersection point (what does intersection point mean?)
   • point of intersection (what does point of intersection mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) intersection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • point (what does point mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • metacenter (what does metacenter mean?)
   • metacentre (what does metacentre mean?)
   • vertex (what does vertex mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the set of elements common to two or more sets
   Synonym(s)
   • cartesian product (what does cartesian product mean?)
   • product (what does product mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things
   Hypernyms(s) intersection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • set (what does set mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
   Hypernyms(s) intersection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • set (what does set mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • origin (what does origin mean?)