intersection
English Thesaurus
1. the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path) (noun.act)
hypernym | : | connection, connexion, joining, |
definition | : | the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) (noun.act) |
2. a junction where one street or road crosses another (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | junction, |
definition | : | the place where two or more things come together (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | grade crossing, level crossing, |
definition | : | intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass (noun.artifact) |
part meronym | : | road, route, |
definition | : | an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation (noun.artifact) |
3. a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena (noun.cognition)
hyponym | : | crossroads, |
definition | : | a point where a choice must be made (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | interface, |
definition | : | the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other (noun.cognition) |
4. a point where lines intersect (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | point, |
definition | : | a geometric element that has position but no extension (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | metacenter, metacentre, |
definition | : | (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | vertex, |
definition | : | the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure (noun.cognition) |
5. the set of elements common to two or more sets (noun.group)
hypernym | : | set, |
definition | : | a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used (noun.group) |
6. a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations (noun.shape)
hypernym | : | set, |
definition | : | (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | origin, |
definition | : | the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero (noun.cognition) |
7. the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path) (noun.act)
8. a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | overlap, |
definition | : | coincide partially or wholly (verb.stative) |
9. the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path) (noun.act)
10. a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | overlap, |
definition | : | coincide partially or wholly (verb.stative) |
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