intersecting
Lines cutting across
Intersecting describes lines, paths, or things that cross each other at a point: intersecting streets, intersecting lines on a graph.
More abstractly, interests or lives intersect when they share common ground or come together: Our paths kept intersecting at industry events.
The word emphasizes the point of crossing rather than what lies beyond it.
Strokes connecting two points
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- pointExact location or meaning
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- planeWinged flying vehicle
vector · perpendicular · bisect · transversal · parallel · axes · vertex · collinear
Set intersection illustration
- commonalityShared characteristic among things
- sharedHeld in common
- overlapPartial coincidence of coverage
- coincideOccur together in time
interlock · interweave · mesh · convergent · coexistence · correlation · symbiosis · common ground
Meeting of routes
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- junctionPoint where things meet
- crisscrossOverlapping lines in X-shapes
- overpassBridge spanning a road
underpass · cloverleaf · traffic · signal · pedestrian · zebra crossing · roundabout · flyover
Gathering for discussion
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- mergingBlending into one
- unitingCombining into one
- convergingMoving toward sameness
junction · blending · combining · coalescing · fusion · synthesis · amalgamation · integration
Major road for travel
- freewayHighway without tolls
- streetPublic urban roadway
- avenueBroad urban roadway
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
crossroads · interchange · junction · traffic light · stop sign · merge · yield · four-way
Courses for travel
- livesExists or resides
- circlesEquidistant curves from centers
- networksInterconnected groups or channels
- communitiesGroups with shared ties
connections · encounters · relationships · fates · destinies · orbits · spheres · worlds
lines
Strokes connecting two points
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- pointExact location or meaning
- coordinateArrange for unified action
plane · vector · perpendicular · bisect · transversal · parallel · axes · vertex · collinear · coplanar
Venn diagram
Set intersection illustration
- commonalityShared characteristic among things
- sharedHeld in common
- overlapPartial coincidence of coverage
coincide · interlock · interweave · mesh · convergent · coexistence · correlation · symbiosis · common ground · mutual
crossroads
Meeting of routes
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- junctionPoint where things meet
- crisscrossOverlapping lines in X-shapes
overpass · underpass · cloverleaf · traffic · signal · pedestrian · zebra crossing · roundabout · flyover · grade crossing
meeting
Gathering for discussion
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- mergingBlending into one
- unitingCombining into one
converging · junction · blending · combining · coalescing · fusion · synthesis · amalgamation · integration · melding
highway
Major road for travel
boulevard · crossroads · interchange · junction · traffic light · stop sign · merge · yield · four-way · T-junction
paths
Courses for travel
- livesExists or resides
- circlesEquidistant curves from centers
- networksInterconnected groups or channels
communities · connections · encounters · relationships · fates · destinies · orbits · spheres · worlds · storylines
intersectingparallel
Equidistant at all points
nonintersecting · uncrossed · separate · disjoint · diverging
intersectingdiverging
Separating from a common point
divergent · separating · parting · branching · splitting
intersectingdisjoint
Separate at connections
separate · distinct · disconnected · independent · isolated
- intersecting linesPaths meeting at a point
- intersection pointWhere two lines meet
- intersectional feminismActivism recognizing layered discriminations