non-intersecting

in·ter·sect

N n

Definitions of non-intersecting word

verb with object non-intersecting to cut or divide by passing through or across: The highway intersects the town. 1
verb without object non-intersecting to cross, as lines or wires. 1
verb without object non-intersecting Geometry. to have one or more points in common: intersecting lines. 1

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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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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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