intersection vs connection

connection vs intersection

intersection and connection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intersection	Yes	No	No	No
connection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, connection is a hypernym of intersection; that is, connection is a word with a broader meaning than intersection:

intersection: the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
connection: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

Other hypernyms of intersection include connexion, joining.

intersection (noun)	connection (noun)
the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)	the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
a junction where one street or road crosses another	shifting from one form of transportation to another
a point where lines intersect	an instrumentality that connects
a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena	the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
the set of elements common to two or more sets	a supplier (especially of narcotics)
a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations	(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
	a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
	a connecting shape
	the state of being connected

Difference between intersection and connection

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