intersect
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Definitions
v.
(of lines, roads, or surfaces) to cross each other at a point
（线、路、面）相交，交叉
v.
(of things or ideas) to overlap or have points in common
（事物、概念）有交集，相互交叠
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinter- (between, across) + sect (cut) = each line cuts across the other. When two roads or lines intersect, neither is destroyed — they cross, and the crossing point is the intersection. The same idea extends to ideas or fields that 'intersect,' i.e. share common ground.
Root sect still carries 9 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
Oak Street intersects Main Street near the library.
- 2.
The two lines intersect at a right angle.
- 3.
Her research is where biology and computing intersect.