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intersection
This word evokes a sense of convergence and collision. In a physical sense, it suggests a high-energy zone where different directions of travel must negotiate space, often associated with caution, traffic signals, and potential conflict. It is the quintessential image of a crossroads.
Countable when referring to a specific physical junction of roads. Uncountable when referring to the general concept of overlapping themes or the mathematical property of crossing.
Meanings
The point where two or more roads or paths meet and cross each other.
"The car accident happened at the busy intersection of Main Street and 5th Avenue."
The point at which two different ideas, qualities, or subjects meet and overlap.
"The novel explores the intersection of race and class in urban America."
To cross or overlap one another.
"The two lines intersection at a ninety-degree angle."