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nonintersecting

nonintersecting adjective: not intersecting.

Adjective

nonintersecting (not comparable)

  1. Not intersecting.
    • In Euclidean geometry, nonintersecting lines are always parallel.

Forms of nonintersecting

alternative formnon-intersecting

Origin of nonintersecting

From non- + intersecting.

Questions about nonintersecting

What does nonintersecting mean?
Nonintersecting means not intersecting.
What part of speech is nonintersecting?
Nonintersecting is an adjective.

Words near nonintersecting in the dictionary

  1. noninterpretive
  2. noninterrogative
  3. noninterrupt
  4. noninterrupted
  5. noninterruptedly
  6. nonintersecting
  7. nonintersection
  8. nonintersectional
  9. nonintersections
  10. nonintersector
  11. nonintersectors

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