intersections
Where roads cross
Intersections are places where things cross or overlap.
Roads meet at intersections; so do lines, ideas, and fields of study.
The word often highlights productive overlap: the intersection of art and technology, the intersection of race and class.
In math, the intersection of two sets contains only elements common to both.
Partial coincidence of coverage
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- fusionJoining into unity
- meetingGathering for discussion
union · merger · integration · coalescence · blend · mingling · melding · intermingling
Settled course of action
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- choiceAct of selecting
- forkTined eating tool
- destinyPredetermined course of events
opportunity · juncture · threshold · watershed · transition · pathway · direction · alternatives
Movement along routes
- crosswalkMarked street-crossing zone
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- stoplightIntersection flow controller
corner · roadway · merge · cloverleaf · overpass · underpass · flyover · ramp
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- inclusionBeing made part
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
race · gender · class · sexuality · disability · representation · equity · positionality
overlap
Partial coincidence of coverage
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- fusionJoining into unity
meeting · union · merger · integration · coalescence · blend · mingling · melding · intermingling · crossover
decision
Settled course of action
destiny · opportunity · juncture · threshold · watershed · transition · pathway · direction · alternatives · options
traffic
Movement along routes
- crosswalkMarked street-crossing zone
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
stoplight · corner · roadway · merge · cloverleaf · overpass · underpass · flyover · ramp · boulevard
multiculturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- inclusionBeing made part
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
privilege · race · gender · class · sexuality · disability · representation · equity · positionality · oppression
- driving hazardspotholes, black ice, debris, road debris, icy roads
- Driving TermsGPS, maps, highways, toll roads, backroads
- road mapsroad atlas, highway map, street map, city map, country map
- street gridstreets, avenues, boulevards, blocks, city blocks
- transportation infrastructurehighways, highway system, highway design, road design, road network
- connection pointscrossroads, junctures, nodes, hubs, connectors
intersectionsparallel lines
Equidistant throughout their length
parallels · tangents · asymptotes · separations · dead ends
intersectionsdivergences
Points where paths separate
separations · forks · bifurcations · splits · dispersions
intersectionsdead ends
Routes with no exit
disconnections · cul-de-sacs · termini · endpoints · isolations
- intersection pointWhere two lines meet
- intersectional feminismActivism recognizing layered discriminations