intersect
/ɪntəˈsɛkt/US/ɪntɚˈsɛkt/
intersect verb: to cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
Verb
intersect (third-person singular simple present intersects, present participle intersecting, simple past and past participle intersected)
Adjective
intersect (comparative more intersect, superlative most intersect)
- Between sects; intersectarian.
intersect meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
intersect in Tamil
- ஒன்றையொன்றுவெட்டு, குறுக்கே வெட்டு, வெட்டு, வெட்டுக
intersect in Urdu
- چیرنا, ٹکڑے کرنا
intersect in Bengali
- পরস্পরকে ছেদ করা, আড়াআড়িভাবে অতিক্রম করা
intersect in Malayalam
- പരസ്പരം ഛേദിക്കുക, മധ്യേ മുറിക്കുക, നുറുക്കുക, ഖണ്ഡങ്ങളാക്കുക
More languagesFewer languages
- intersect in Kannada
- ಅಡ್ಡಹಾಯು, ಕತ್ತರಿಸು, ಛೇದಿಸು, ವಿಭಾಗಿಸು
- intersect in Punjabi
- ਇੰਟਰਸੈਕਟ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ
- intersect in Tagalog
- bumagtas
- intersect in Arabic
- تَقَاطَعَ taqāṭaʕa
Examples of intersect in a sentence
- Let P be the point where AB and OX intersect.
- Additionally, for certain applications, we use axes that intersect at different angles.
- Hold onto your hat—intersecting planes are planes that cross, or intersect.
Forms of intersect
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | intersects |
| present participle | intersecting |
| past participle | intersected |
| past | intersected |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more intersect |
| superlative | most intersect |
Origin of intersect
From Latin intersecare (“to cut between, cut off”), from inter (“between”) + secare (“to cut”).
From inter- + sect.
Words formed from intersect
Words that rhyme with intersect
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- respect
- deflect
- dissect
- expect
- redirect
- suspect
- correct
- defect
- disconnect
- infect
- inflect
- neglect
- resurrect
- unchecked
- abject
- bisect
- deject
- deselect
- genuflect
- incorrect
- inspect
- interject
- introspect
- object
- sect
- wrecked
- conject
- convect
- decked
- detect
- elect
- necked
- perfect
- prospect
- protect
- recollect
- reconnect
- select
- subject
- trisect
- bandreject
- cathect
- cobra effect
- counterobject
- despect
- disinfect
- disject
- disrespect
Questions about intersect
- What does intersect mean?
- Intersect means to cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
- What is intersect in Tamil?
- Intersect in Tamil is ஒன்றையொன்றுவெட்டு, குறுக்கே வெட்டு, வெட்டு. See Intersect meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is intersect?
- Intersect can be a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce intersect?
- Intersect is pronounced /ɪntəˈsɛkt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of intersect?
- The past tense of intersect is intersected.
Words near intersect in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: intersect (page history and authors); intersect (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); intersect (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Intersect (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); intersect (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); intersect (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); intersect (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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