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Definition of Intercept

Intercept
Intercept In"ter*cept`, n. (Math.) A part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line included between two points, or cut off two straight lines or curves.
Intercept
Intercept In`ter*cept", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intercepted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intercepting.] [L. interceptus, p. p. of intercipere to intercept; inter between + capere to take, seize: cf. F. intercepter. See Capable.] 1. To take or seize by the way, or before arrival at the destined place; to cause to stop on the passage; as, to intercept a letter; a telegram will intercept him at Paris. God will shortly intercept your breath. --Joye. 2. To obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop; to hinder or oppose; as, to intercept the current of a river. Who intercepts me in my expedition? --Shak. We must meet first, and intercept his course. --Dryden. 3. To interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to cut off, as the destination; to blockade. While storms vindictive intercept the shore. --Pope.

Meaning of Intercept from wikipedia

- Look up intercept in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Intercept may refer to: X-intercept, the point where a line crosses the x-axis Y-intercept, the point...
- Look up interception in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In ball-playing competitive team sports, an interception or pick is a move by a player involving...
- The Intercept is an online American nonprofit news organization that publishes articles and podcasts. The Intercept has published in English since its...
- represents a variable y{\displaystyle y}, a y{\displaystyle y}-intercept or vertical intercept is a point where the graph of a function or relation intersects...
- An intercept message is a telephone recording informing the caller that the call cannot be completed, for any of a number of reasons ranging from local...
- The Interception (Russian: Перехват, romanized: Perehvat; sometimes translated The Intercept) is a Russian game show which aired between 1997 and 1998...
- Postal interception is the act of retrieving another person's mail for the purpose of either ensuring that the mail is not delivered to the recipient,...
- The Tornado Intercept Vehicle 1 (TIV 1) and Tornado Intercept Vehicle 2 (TIV 2) are vehicles used to film with an IMAX camera from very close to or within...
- In telecommunications, a third-order intercept point (IP3 or TOI) is a specific figure of merit ****ociated with the more general third-order intermodulation...
- Communications interception can mean: Postal interception, the interception of physical mail Wiretapping, the interception of telegraph, telephone or...