a.
n. pl. (Zool.) The interscapular feathers of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Inter-, and Ascend. ] (Math.) Having exponents which are radical quantities; -- said of certain powers;
Interscendent series,
v. t.
v. t.
a. [ L. intersecans, p. pr. of intersecare. See Intersect. ] Dividing into parts; crossing; intersecting. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Lands intersected by a narrow frith
Abhor each other. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other;
n. [ L. intersectio: cf. F. intersection. ] [ 1913 Webster ]