intercept
intercept is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop; to hinder or oppose; as, to intercept the current of a river. Who intercepts me in my expedition Shak. We must meet first, and intercept his course. Dryden.
- 2.To interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to cut off, as the destination; to blockade. While storms vindictive intercept the shore. Pope.
- 3.(Math.) To include between; as, that part of the intercepted between the points A and B.
- 4.A part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line included between two points, or cut off two straight lines or curves.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is to interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to cut off, as the destination; to blockade. While storms vindictive intercept the shore. Pope called?
- What is to include between; as, that part of the intercepted between the points A and B called?
- What is a part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line included between two points, or cut off two straight lines or curves called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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