intersection
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a point where lines intersect
Types & categories
- point hypernym
- metacenter hyponym
- vertex hyponym
Sense 2 noun
a junction where one street or road crosses another
Types & categories
- junction hypernym
- street corner hyponym
- level crossing hyponym
Parts & wholes
- road part holonym
Related & opposite
- intersect derivation
Sense 3 noun
a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
Types & categories
Sense 4 noun
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
Types & categories
- set hypernym
Sense 5 noun
a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
there was no overlap between their proposals
Types & categories
- representation hypernym
- crossroads hyponym
- interface hyponym
Related & opposite
- overlap derivation
Sense 6 noun
the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
Types & categories
- joining hypernym
Related & opposite
- intersect derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | point |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | metacenter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vertex |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | intersect |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | road |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | junction |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | street corner |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | level crossing |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | set |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | origin |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | set |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | overlap |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | representation |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | crossroads |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | interface |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | intersect |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | joining |