2 entries under this word

Intersect

In'ter-sēct', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Lat. intersecāre, intersectum, from inter, between, and secāre, to cut; It. intersecare, Sp. intersectar.] To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts; as, the ecliptic intersects the equator.

In'ter-sêct', v. i.

verbintransitive

[imp. & p. p. INTERSECTED; p. pr. & vb. n. INTERSECTING.] To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other; as, the point where two lines intersect.