Meanings
nounintersection (plural intersections)
plural intersections
- The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
Near-synonym: crossroads
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We determined that the car driver’s transportation of multiple teen passengers, limited driving experience, and likely impairment from effects of cannabis at the time of the crash adversely affected her judgment of the danger of entering the intersection in front of the approaching combination vehicle.
2024, NTSB, Intersection Crash Between Passenger Car and Combination Vehicle, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, March 22, 2022Synonyms: crossroads, crossroads
- Any overlap, confluence, or crossover.
Within this melee of intersections between English and Cantonese, the students, being themselves bilingually fluent, were able to navigate with perfect ease in communicative contexts where the provenance of a certain term or expression matters little.
2015, James Lambert, “Lexicography as a teaching tool: A Hong Kong case study”, in Lan Li, Jamie McKeown, Liming Liu, editors, Dictionaries and corpora: Innovations in reference science. Proceedings of ASIALEX 2015 Hong Kong, Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, page 147 - mathematicsThe set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.
- hobbiesThe element where two or more straight lines of synchronized skaters pass through each other.https://web.archive.org/web/20120214131704/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-295370-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
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nouna junction where one street or road crosses another
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nouna representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
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Origin
- Latinintersectiō
- Middle Frenchintersection
- Englishintersection
From Middle French intersection and its etymon Latin intersectiō. By surface analysis, intersect + -ion.
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Arabic مُفْتَرَق, تَقَاطُع
- مُفْتَرَق (muftaraq)junction of two or more paths, etc
- تَقَاطُع (taqāṭuʕ)junction of two or more paths, etc
- تَقَاطُع (taqāṭuʕ)in geometry
Bengali ছেদ
- ছেদ (ched)junction of two or more paths, etc
Bulgarian кръсто́вище, кръстопъ́т
- кръсто́вище (krăstóvište)junction of two or more paths, etc
- кръстопъ́т (krăstopắt)junction of two or more paths, etc
- пресе́чна то́чка (preséčna tóčka)in geometry
Catalan encreuament, intersecció
- encreuamentjunction of two or more paths, etc
- interseccióin geometry
- interseccióin set theory
Chinese Cantonese 路口
- 路口 (lou⁶ hau²)junction of two or more paths, etc
Chinese Mandarin 路口, 交叉
- 路口 (lùkǒu)junction of two or more paths, etc
- 交叉 (jiāochā)junction of two or more paths, etc
- 十字路口 (shízìlùkǒu)junction of two or more paths, etc
- 交點 /交点 (jiāodiǎn)in geometry
- 交集 (jiāojí)in set theory
Czech křižovatka, průsečík
- křižovatkajunction of two or more paths, etc
- průsečíkin geometry
- průnikin set theory
Danish kryds, skæring
- krydsjunction of two or more paths, etc
- skæringin geometry
- skæringspunktin geometry
- fællesmængdein set theory
Dutch kruising, kruispunt
- kruisingjunction of two or more paths, etc
- kruispuntjunction of two or more paths, etc
- kruispuntin geometry
- doorsnijdingin geometry
- doorsnedein set theory
Esperanto kruciĝo, intersekco
- kruciĝojunction of two or more paths, etc
- intersekcojunction of two or more paths, etc
- komunaĵoin set theory
Estonian ristmik, ühisosa
- ristmikjunction of two or more paths, etc
- ühisosain set theory
- lõigein set theory
Finnish risteys, leikkauspiste
- risteysjunction of two or more paths, etc
- leikkauspistein geometry
- leikkausin geometry
- leikkausin set theory
- läpimenotwo or more straight lines of synchronized skaters passing through each other
- eteenpäinleikkaussurveying method
French carrefour, intersection
- carrefourjunction of two or more paths, etc
- intersectionjunction of two or more paths, etc
- intersectionin geometry
- intersectionin set theory
German Kreuzung, Straßenkreuzung
- Kreuzungjunction of two or more paths, etc
- Straßenkreuzungjunction of two or more paths, etc
- Schnittpunktin geometry
- Durchschnittin set theory
- Schnittmengein set theory
- Durchschnittsmengein set theory
Greek διασταύρωση, σταυροδρόμι
- διασταύρωση (diastávrosi)junction of two or more paths, etc
- σταυροδρόμι (stavrodrómi)junction of two or more paths, etc
- τομή (tomí)in geometry
- τομή (tomí)in set theory
Hebrew צֹמֶת, חיתוך
- צֹמֶת (tsómet)junction of two or more paths, etc
- חיתוךin geometry
- חיתוךin set theory
Hindi चौराहा, दोराहा
- चौराहा (caurāhā)junction of two or more paths, etc
- दोराहा (dorāhā)junction of two or more paths, etc
- चौक (cauk)junction of two or more paths, etc
Hungarian útkereszteződés, csomópont
- útkereszteződésjunction of two or more paths, etc
- csomópontjunction of two or more paths, etc
- metszőpontin geometry
- metszéspontin geometry
- metszetin geometry
- metszetin set theory
Icelandic vegamót, gatnamót
- vegamótjunction of two or more paths, etc
- gatnamótjunction of two or more paths, etc
- sniðmengiin geometry
- skurðpunkturin geometry
- sniðmengiin set theory
- sniðin set theory
- skurðmengiin set theory
- skarmengiin set theory
Indonesian persimpangan
- persimpanganjunction of two or more paths, etc
Italian incrocio, intersezione
- incrociojunction of two or more paths, etc
- intersezionein set theory
Japanese 交差点, 交点
- 交差点 (kōsaten)junction of two or more paths, etc
- 交点 (kōten)in geometry
- 積集合 (sekishūgō)in set theory
- 共通集合 (kyōtsūshūgō)in set theory
- 交わり (majiwari)in set theory
Korean 사거리, 네거리
- 사거리 (sageori)junction of two or more paths, etc
- 네거리 (negeori)junction of two or more paths, etc
- 교차로 (gyocharo)junction of two or more paths, etc
- 교점 (gyojeom)in geometry
- 교집합 (gyojiphap)in set theory
- 적집합 (jeokjiphap)in set theory
Latin ambivium
- ambiviumjunction of two or more paths, etc
Latvian krustošanās
- krustošanāsjunction of two or more paths, etc
Lithuanian sankryža
- sankryžajunction of two or more paths, etc
Malay persilangan
- persilanganjunction of two or more paths, etc
Māori rīpekanga
- rīpekangajunction of two or more paths, etc
Norwegian Bokmål kryss
- kryssjunction of two or more paths, etc
Polish skrzyżowanie, punkt przecięcia
- skrzyżowaniejunction of two or more paths, etc
- punkt przecięciain geometry
- przekrójin set theory
- część wspólnain set theory
- przecięciein set theory
- iloczyn zbiorówin set theory
Portuguese nó, interseção
- nójunction of two or more paths, etc
- interseçãoin geometry
- intersecçãoin geometry
- interseçãoin set theory
- intersecçãoin set theory
Romanian intersecție, intersectare
- intersecțiejunction of two or more paths, etc
- intersectarejunction of two or more paths, etc
- intersecțiein geometry
- intersecțiein set theory
Russian перекрёсток, пересече́ние
- перекрёсток (perekrjóstok)junction of two or more paths, etc
- пересече́ние (peresečénije)in geometry
- пересече́ние (peresečénije)in set theory
Scottish Gaelic eadar-ghearradh, eadar-ghearradh
- eadar-ghearradhjunction of two or more paths, etc
- eadar-ghearradhin geometry
Slovak križovatka, priesečník
- križovatkajunction of two or more paths, etc
- priesečníkin geometry
- prienikin set theory
Spanish cruce, intersección
- crucejunction of two or more paths, etc
- intersecciónin geometry
- intersecciónin set theory
Swedish korsning, skärning
- korsningjunction of two or more paths, etc
- skärningin geometry
- snittin set theory
Tagalog bagtasan, pagbagtas
- bagtasanin geometry
- pagbagtasin geometry
- bagtasin geometry
- bagtasanin set theory
- pagbagtasin set theory
- bagtasin set theory
Thai สี่แยก, ทางแยก
- สี่แยก (sìi-yɛ̂ɛk)junction of two or more paths, etc
- ทางแยก (taang-yɛ̂ɛk)junction of two or more paths, etc
- ชุมทาง (chum-taang)junction of two or more paths, etc
Turkish kesişme
- kesişmejunction of two or more paths, etc
Ukrainian перехре́сток, перехре́стя
- перехре́сток (perexréstok)junction of two or more paths, etc
- перехре́стя (perexréstja)junction of two or more paths, etc
- пере́тин (perétyn)in geometry
- перетин множин (peretyn množyn)in set theory
Urdu چَوراہا, دوراہا
- چَوراہا (caurāhā)junction of two or more paths, etc
- دوراہا (dorāhā)junction of two or more paths, etc
- تَقاطُع (taqātu')junction of two or more paths, etc
- چَوک (cauk)junction of two or more paths, etc
Vietnamese ngã đường, ngã tư
- ngã đườngjunction of two or more paths, etc
- ngã tưjunction of two or more paths, etc
- ngã bajunction of two or more paths, etc
- giao lộjunction of two or more paths, etc
Welsh croestoriad, croestoriad
- croestoriadjunction of two or more paths, etc
- croestoriadin geometry
- croestoriadin set theory
Cite this entry
APA
intersection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersection
MLA
“intersection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersection. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intersection,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersection.
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