intersect
verb (used with object)
to cut or divide by passing through or across.
self-intersecting
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a word derived from
intersect.
Example Sentences
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When one uses a standard approach to this type of problem, “it is always difficult to distinguish, by means of formulas, between self-intersecting and non-self-intersecting surfaces,” Fuchs says.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 12, 2023
