POINT OF INTERSECTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does point of intersection mean? 

• POINT OF INTERSECTION (noun)
  The noun POINT OF INTERSECTION has 1 sense:

1. a point where lines intersect

  Familiarity information: POINT OF INTERSECTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POINT OF INTERSECTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A point where lines intersect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

intersection; intersection point; point of intersection

Hypernyms ("point of intersection" is a kind of...):

point (a geometric element that has position but no extension)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point of intersection"):

metacenter; metacentre ((shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship)

vertex (the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure)

 Context examples 

When you follow two separate chains of thought, Watson, you will find some point of intersection which should approximate to the truth.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Lashing the two topmasts together, and making allowance for their unequal length, at the point of intersection I attached the double block of the main throat-halyards.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)