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intercept
[ verb in-ter-sept; noun in-ter-sept ]
/ verb ËÉȘn tÉrËsÉpt; noun ËÉȘn tÉrËsÉpt /
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Definition of intercept
verb (used with object)
noun
an interception.
Mathematics.
- an intercepted segment of a line.
- (in a coordinate system) the distance from the origin to the point at which a curve or line intersects an axis.
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British Dictionary definitions for intercept
intercept
verb (ËÉȘntÉËsÉpt) (tr)
to stop, deflect, or seize on the way from one place to another; prevent from arriving or proceeding
sport to seize or cut off (a pass) on its way from one opponent to another
maths to cut off, mark off, or bound (some part of a line, curve, plane, or surface)
noun (ËÉȘntÉËsÉpt)
maths
- a point at which two figures intersect
- the distance from the origin to the point at which a line, curve, or surface cuts a coordinate axis
- an intercepted segment
sport, US and Canadian the act of intercepting an opponent's pass
Derived forms of intercept
interception, nouninterceptive, adjectiveWord Origin for intercept
C16: from Latin intercipere to seize before arrival, from inter- + capere to take
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Scientific definitions for intercept
intercept
[ ÄnâČtÉr-sÄptâČ ]
In a Cartesian coordinate system, the coordinate of a point at which a line, curve, or surface intersects a coordinate axis. If a curve intersects the x-axis at (4,0), then 4 is the curve's x-intercept; if the curve intersects the y-axis at (0,2), then 2 is its y-intercept.
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