intersection
/ˈɪntəɹˌsɛkʃən/ noun B2- The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares. · Near-synonym: crossroads
- Any overlap, confluence, or crossover.
- 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).
- The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.
- The 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
- The pullback of a corner of monics.
Plural intersections
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I began my operations at Gloucester Road Station, where a very helpful official walked with me along the track and allowed me to satisfy myself not only that the back-stair windows of Caulfield Gardens open on the line but the even more essential fact that, owing to the intersection of one of the larger railways, the Underground trains are frequently held motionless for some minutes at that very spot.”
Two other men descended after Danglars forming the rearguard, and pushing Danglars whenever he happened to stop, they came by a gentle declivity to the intersection of two corridors.
This profound experience, often called olfactory memory, is a fascinating intersection of biology and human psychology.
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