Y-intersections
Roads splitting diagonally
Y-intersections are road junctions where three roads meet at angles forming a Y shape, with one road splitting into two or two roads merging into one.
Unlike T-intersections where roads meet at roughly right angles, Y-intersections have more acute angles between the branches: The accident happened at the Y-intersection where the highway forks.
Involving three participants
- junctionPoint where things meet
- mergeCombine into unity
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- signagePosted public displays
right-of-way · turning · lane · crossroad · roadway · fork · branching · motorist
Division into two branches
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
nerve · capillary · tributary · vascular · circulatory · lymphatic · bronchial · airway
Meeting of routes
- choiceAct of selecting
- forkTined eating tool
- pathRoute for traveling
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
options · direction · branching · alternatives · route · journey · metaphor · career
Circuit-breaking toggle device
- junctionPoint where things meet
- trackPath or monitored route
- sidingExterior wall covering
- mainlineChief railway line
points · diverging · signaling · dispatcher · routing · freight · passenger · terminus
Sectioning areas by use
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- thoroughfareMain public road
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
connectivity · pedestrian · infrastructure · municipal · subdivision · arterial · residential · commercial
Geometric measure of rotation
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- bisectorLine splitting something equally
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- obtuseLacking mental sharpness
divergence · convergence · symmetry · asymmetry · degrees · trigonometry · vectors · coordinate
three-way
Involving three participants
signage · right-of-way · turning · lane · crossroad · roadway · fork · branching · motorist · navigation
bifurcation
Division into two branches
branching · nerve · capillary · tributary · vascular · circulatory · lymphatic · bronchial · airway · dendrite
crossroads
Meeting of routes
divergence · options · direction · branching · alternatives · route · journey · metaphor · career · pivotal
switch
Circuit-breaking toggle device
mainline · points · diverging · signaling · dispatcher · routing · freight · passenger · terminus · yard
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- thoroughfareMain public road
neighborhood · connectivity · pedestrian · infrastructure · municipal · subdivision · arterial · residential · commercial · setback
angle
Geometric measure of rotation
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- bisectorLine splitting something equally
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
obtuse · divergence · convergence · symmetry · asymmetry · degrees · trigonometry · vectors · coordinate · plane
Y-intersectionscrossroads
Meeting of routes
roundabouts · traffic circles · dead ends · cul-de-sacs · T-intersections
Y-intersection, intersection, intersections, intersect, intersected, intersecting, intersects, section, sections