different between intersect vs decussate

English

Etymology

From Latin intersecare (“to cut between, cut off”), from inter (“between”) + secare (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?nt??s?kt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?nt??s?kt/
• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

intersect (third-person singular simple present intersects, present participle intersecting, simple past and past participle intersected)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.

   Parallel lines don't intersect.

   Any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the centre.

   • Lands intersected by a narrow frith / Abhor each other.

2. (mathematics) Of two sets, to have at least one element in common.

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Further reading

• intersect in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• intersect in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• intersect at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin decuss?tus from decuss?re (“to divide crosswise, arrange crosswise or mark with a cross”), from decussis (“a 10 asses coin”), from decem (“ten”) + as (“a Roman coin”). Based on the cross marking on the decussis coin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??k?se?t/

Adjective

decussate (comparative more decussate, superlative most decussate)

1. Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X.
2. (zoology) Having anatomical structures or markings crossing each other, typically in an X shape or at right angles.
3. (botany) Having opposite leaves arranged alternately at right angles.
4. (rhetoric) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other.

   a decussated period

Synonyms

• decussant

Derived terms

• decussately

Verb

decussate (third-person singular simple present decussates, present participle decussating, simple past and past participle decussated)

1. To form an X or to cross or intersect.

Related terms

• decussation
• decussative

Italian

Adjective

decussate

1. feminine plural of decussato

Latin

Verb

decuss?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of decuss?