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intersected

in·ter·sect
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-ter-sekt]
    • /ˌɪn tərˈsɛkt/
    • /ˌɪn.təˈsekt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-ter-sekt]
    • /ˌɪn tərˈsɛkt/

Definitions of intersected word

  • verb with object intersected to cut or divide by passing through or across: The highway intersects the town. 1
  • verb without object intersected to cross, as lines or wires. 1
  • verb without object intersected Geometry. to have one or more points in common: intersecting lines. 1
  • noun intersected Simple past tense and past participle of intersect. 1
See all 4 definitions of intersected

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Origin of intersected

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Latin intersectus, past participle of intersecāre “to cut through, sever”; see inter-, -sect

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Parts of speech for Intersected

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Intersected

intersected popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

intersected usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for intersected

verb intersected

  • crossed — angry and annoyed; ill-humored; snappish: Don't be cross with me. Synonyms: petulant, fractious, irascible, waspish, crabbed, churlish, sulky, cantankerous, cranky, ill-tempered, impatient, irritable, fretful, touchy, testy. Antonyms: good-natured, good-humored; agreeable.
  • interconnected — to connect with one another.
  • met — simple past tense and past participle of meet1 .
  • crisscrossed — crossed over each other
  • overlapped — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
All 13 Synonyms of intersected

Antonyms for intersected

verb intersected

  • combined — A combined effort or attack is made by two or more groups of people at the same time.
  • disjoined — separated; disunited.
  • united — made into or caused to act as a single entity: a united front.
All 3 Antonyms of intersected

Related words

  • conchoid

    a plane curve consisting of two branches situated about a line to which they are asymptotic, so that a line from a fixed point (the pole) intersecting both branches is of constant length between asymptote and either branch. Equation: (x – a)2(x2 + y2) = b2x2 where a is the distance between the pole and a vertical asymptote and b is the length of the constant segment

  • decussate

    to cross or cause to cross in the form of the letter X; intersect

  • interlacing arcade

    an arcade, especially a blind one, composed of arches (interlacing arches) so arranged and cut that each arch seems to intersect and be intersected by one or more other arches.

  • nomogram

    a graph, usually containing three parallel scales graduated for different variables so that when a straight line connects values of any two, the related value may be read directly from the third at the point intersected by the line.

  • underpitch vault

    a construction having a central vault intersected by vaults of lower pitch.

  • zollner illusion

    a spatial illusion in which parallel lines intersected by short oblique lines are perceived as converging or diverging.
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