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Definition of Point of intersection
1. Noun. A point where lines intersect.
Generic synonyms: Point
Specialized synonyms: Metacenter, Metacentre, Vertex
Lexicographical Neighbors of Point Of Intersection
Literary usage of Point of intersection
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"Point of Intersection. Between a Line and a Plane.— Given: The dip and strike of
a plane ... Required: The point of intersection of the line and the plane. ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... that such a difference must exist, and that the point of intersection of the
two curves corresponds to a particular relation between the pressure, ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Three planes not passing through the same line determine a point — their point
of intersection. FP 6. A plane and a line not lying in the plane determine a ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"A plane and a line not lying in the plane determine a point — their point of
intersection. From these propositions follow a number of theorems : Th. 1. ..."
5. The Collected Mathematical Papers of Arthur Cayley by Arthur Cayley (1891)
"Take for an angle, a point of intersection of the two conies. Consider first the
case of the triangle ; if a point of intersection is taken as a vertex A of ..."
6. A Treatise on the Higher Plane Curves: Intended as a Sequel to A Treatise on by George Salmon (1879)
"If two curves touch at their point of intersection, the point of contact will,
... If the point of intersection be a multiple point on one or both curves, ..."
7. Plane and Solid Analytic Geometry by William Fogg Osgood, William Caspar Graustein (1921)
"Point of Intersection of a Line and a Plane. ... The coordinates of the point of
intersection satisfy the equation of the plane, since the point lies in the ..."