Both Uses of
intercept
in
Wuthering Heights
- I guessed, however, by his irregular and intercepted breathing, that he struggled to vanquish an excess of violent emotion.†
p. 19.5 *
- At a notice that I could do with her no longer intercepting my light, she removed to the hearthstone.†
p. 227.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(intercept) to stop, catch, or block the intended course of something or someone
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
In mathematical graphing, an intercept is a point at which a line intersects either the vertical or horizontal axis.