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intercept[1,verb] intercept[2,noun] slope-intercept form x-intercept y-intercept

Main Entry: ¹in·ter·cept
Pronunciation: int-r-sept
Function: verb
Etymology: from Latin interceptus, past participle of intercipere "to take or hinder in the course of," from inter- "between, in the course of" and cipere, a form of capere "to take, seize" --related to CAPTURE, EXCEPT
1 : to take or seize on the way to or before arrival <intercept a letter> <intercept a pass>
2 : to include (part of a line, surface, or solid) between two points, curves, or surfaces <a line intercepted between points A and B>
- in·ter·cep·tion /-sep-shn/ noun

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