intersection | ntsek()n | n. M16. [L intersectio(n-), f. as prec.: see -ION.] 1 The action or fact of intersecting. M16. 2 The place where two or more things intersect; spec. (Geom.) the point at which a line intersects a line or surface, or the line common to two intersecting surfaces. M16. b A place where two or more roads intersect or form a junction. Chiefly N. Amer. M19. 3 Math. & Logic. The relation of two classes each of which includes part of the other; the resulting set of elements common to both. E20.
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