intersection : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: intersection	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for intersection
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
intersection n a point where lines intersect [syn: intersection, intersection point, point of intersection] a junction where one street or road crosses another Synonym(s): intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things" Synonym(s): intersection, product, Cartesian product a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals" Synonym(s): overlap, convergence, intersection the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Intersection \In`ter*sec"tion\, n. [L. intersectio: cf. F. intersection.] 1. The act, state, or place of intersecting. 2. (Geom.) The point or line in which one line or surface cuts another.