intersecting [计] 相交的
intersecting[ adj ]
crossed or intersected in the form of an X
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Intersect \In`ter*sect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intersected}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Intersecting}.] [L. intersectus, p. p. of
intersecare to intersect; inter + secare to cut. See
{Section}.]
To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide
into parts; as, any two diameters of a circle intersect each
other at the center.
Lands intersected by a narrow frith
Abhor each other. --Cowper.
intersectant \intersectant\ intersecting \intersecting\adj.
having at least one spatial point in common.
Syn: crossed, decussate.
[WordNet 1.5]
- An intersecting line has about 60 traps and extends 80 miles from La Gloria to Port Mansfield on the coast.
- Of the nine runway configurations it can use, seven entail intersecting runways, raising the specter of on-ground collisions.
- Artist Lou Nolan created a stunning design last year of an ink penpoint diagonally intersecting the corner of a ledger sheet.
- Re Frederick C. Klein's article regarding the construction of the Olympic speedskating Oval in Calgary (Leisure & Arts page, Feb. 16): He refers to the "roof" of the Oval as being "made up of intersecting arches of pre-cast concrete."