Meaning

6 senses
  1. The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.

    Near-synonym: crossroads

    Kreuzung, Straßenkreuzung

    перекрёстокperekrjóstok

    перехре́стокperexréstok, перехре́стяperexréstja

  2. Any overlap, confluence, or crossover.

  3. The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect).

    Schnittpunkt

    пересече́ниеperesečénije

    пере́тинperétyn

    a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations

  4. The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.

    Durchschnitt, Schnittmenge, Durchschnittsmenge

    пересече́ниеperesečénije

    перетин множинperetyn množyn

    the set of elements common to two or more sets

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  6. The pullback of a corner of monics.

Examples

88 sentences
  1. My car stalled in the middle of the intersection.

    Моя машина заглохла посередині перехрестя. — deniko

    ruУ меня машина заглохла посреди перекрёстка. — marafon

  2. This intersection is dangerous.

    Це перехрестя небезпечне. — deniko

    ruЭтот перекрёсток опасен. — sigavax

    deDiese Kreuzung ist gefährlich. — freddy1

  3. That's a really dangerous intersection.

    Це дуже небезпечне перехрестя. — deniko

    ruЭто очень опасный перекрёсток. — marafon

  4. What's the name of this intersection?

    ruКак называется этот перекрёсток? — afyodor

    deWie heißt diese Kreuzung? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Turn right at the next intersection.

    ruПоверни направо на следующем перекрёстке. — marafon

    deAn der nächsten Kreuzung rechts! — stefz

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
junction of two or more paths, etc:
in geometry:
in set theory:
Русский
By meaning 2
junction of two or more paths, etc:
in geometry:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
junction of two or more paths, etc:
in geometry:
in set theory:

Origin

From Middle French intersection and its etymon Latin intersectiō. By surface analysis, int

From Middle French intersection and its etymon Latin intersectiō. By surface analysis, intersect + -ion.

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Forms

plural: intersections
Singularintersection
Pluralintersections

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

18 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • the next intersection
  • at the intersection
  • next intersection

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
intersection — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto