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How to pronounce intersection in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cartesian product, product
Type of set


the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things.
Type Words
Synonyms carrefour, crossing, crossroad, crossway
Type of junction
Has types corner, level crossing, street corner, grade crossing, turning point
Type Words
Synonyms intersection point, point of intersection
Type of point
Has types vertex, metacenter, metacentre
Type Words
Synonyms convergence, overlap
Type of representation, internal representation, mental representation
Has types interface, crossroads
Type Words
Type of set
Has types origin
Type Words
Type of connection, joining, connexion
Derivation intersect

Examples of intersection

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The intersection of 17th Street and Pomona Avenue was particularly bad, he said.
From the ocregister.com
The work on Statesville Road is primarily on the south side of the intersection.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Katherine Carr, 15, of Irvine, gathers hail near the intersection of Walnut Ave.
From the ocregister.com
The contractor will be setting up poles and traffic signals at the intersection.
From the tennessean.com
Flood waters cover the Southfield Freeway on Tuesday near the I-94 intersection.
From the freep.com
Research shows real difficulties arise with safely executing intersection stops.
From the timesunion.com
Two others died in the accident that took place at an intersection in Fullerton.
From the ocregister.com
As Miller traveled through the Bedford Road intersection, he crashed into a car.
From the dallasnews.com
The Nissan continued north through the intersection and struck a second vehicle.
From the orlandosentinel.com
More examples
  • A point where lines intersect
  • A junction where one street or road crosses another
  • A point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
  • The set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things"
  • Overlap: a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"
  • The act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
  • In aviation, an intersection is a virtual navigational fix that helps aircraft to maintain their flight plan. It is usually defined as the intersection (in the geometrical sense) of two VOR radials. ...
  • Intersection is a 1994 film, directed by Mark Rydell and starring Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, and Lolita Davidovich.
  • In the field of road transport, an intersection is a road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade (they are at the same level). Such a road junction may also be called a crossroads.