intersection vs connexion

connexion vs intersection

intersection and connexion both are nouns.

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

As nouns, connexion is a hypernym of intersection; that is, connexion 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)
connexion: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

Other hypernyms of intersection include connection, joining.

intersection (noun)	connexion (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 relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations	a connecting shape

Difference between intersection and connexion

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