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INTERSECTING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does intersecting mean?
• INTERSECTING (adjective)
The adjective INTERSECTING has 1 sense:
1. crossed or intersected in the form of an X
Familiarity information: INTERSECTING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Crossed or intersected in the form of an X
Synonyms:
decussate; intersectant; intersecting
Similar:
crossed (placed crosswise)
Context examples
A CGS unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicularly intersecting an area of one square centimeter in a region where the magnetic intensity is one gauss and 10E-8 Weber in SI.
(Maxwell, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of intersecting fascicles composed of spindle cells that often lack mitotic activity.
(Leiomyoma of the Central Nervous System, NCI Thesaurus)
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