non-intersecting
adjective
uk/ˌnɒn.ɪn.təˈsek.tɪŋ/us/ˌnɑːn.ɪn.t̬ɚˈsek.tɪŋ/notmeetingorcrossingone another:
Fill in the non-intersectingsectionsof thesecircles.
non-intersectinglines
two nonintersectingplanes
notincludingany of the samemembers:
the non-intersectingsubsetsof allevennumbersand alloddnumbers
Shekeptnon-intersecting sets offriendsathomeand atschool.
Thestaffworkin three non-intersectingdepartments:marketing,manufacturing, andfinancial.
- Hedeterminedthat theasteroidshad non-intersectingorbits.
- Theyprogressedinparallel, alongseparatenon-intersectinglines.
- Scientists havetendedtoseecognitionandemotionas nonintersecting orevenopposingspheres.
- For the mostpart,civilengineeringandeventplanningare non-intersectingcareerfields.
- These sets oftechniquesarecloselyrelatedbut non-intersecting.
Crossing and moving through
- bash through (something)
- break
- break throughsomething
- criss-cross
- cross
- crossed
- cut
- cut acrosssomething
- ford
- penetrate
- penetrative
- percolate
- pierce
- plough
- plough throughsomething
- scythe
- thread
- transit
- traverse
- uncrossed
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