Definition of Point of intersection

1. Noun. A point where lines intersect.

Exact synonyms: Intersection, Intersection Point
Generic synonyms: Point
Specialized synonyms: Metacenter, Metacentre, Vertex

Lexicographical Neighbors of Point Of Intersection

point men
point mutation
point mutations
point of accumulation
point of apoapsis
point of articulation
point of contact
point of departure
point of elbow
point of entry
point of fixation
point of honor
point of inflection
point of interest
point of intersection (current term)
point of maximal impulse
point of no return
point of order
point of ossification
point of periapsis
point of pride
point of proximal contact
point of purchase
point of reference
point of regard
point of sail
point of sale
point of view
point out

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 ..."

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