1. n. the binary lattice operator whose value is the infimum of a pair of elements of a lattice; given a pair of elements x and y of the lattice, their meet, written x ^ y, is the element j such that j ≤ x, j ≤ y, and there is no k>j that has the same relations to x and y. Compare join. 2. vb. to intersect, as of two sets or lines.