intersecting

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intersecting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Lands intersected by a narrow frith
           Abhor each other.                        --Cowper.
     [1913 Webster]

  intersectant \intersectant\ intersecting \intersecting\adj.
     having at least one spatial point in common.
  
     Syn: crossed, decussate.
          [WordNet 1.5]

intersecting - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  intersecting
      adj 1: crossed or intersected in the form of an X [syn:
             decussate, intersectant, intersecting]