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crossover

noun, adj — 14 senses

crossover

noun

Etymology Deverbal from cross over.

12 senses
  1. 1A place where one thing crosses over another.
  2. 2The means by which the crossing is made.
  3. 3The result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis.
  4. 4A blend of multiple styles of music or multiple film…
  5. 5An SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car…
  6. 6A pair of switches and a short, diagonal length of track…
  7. 7A piece of fiction that borrows elements from two or…
  8. 8An athlete or swimmer who has competed in more than one…
  9. 9A crossover dribble.
  10. 10A move in sports that involves crossing one hand or foot…
  11. 11The point at which the relative humidity is less than…
  12. 12Meeting of various characters.
1

A place where one thing crosses over another.

2

The means by which the crossing is made.

3

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences The result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis.

4

A blend of multiple styles of music or multiple film genres, intended to appeal to a wider audience.

5

Derogatory, Sometimes An SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform, e.g. the Buick Enclave.

6

Rail transport, Railways, Transport A pair of switches and a short, diagonal length of track which together connect two parallel tracks and allow passage between them.

  • The passenger train was signalled from one of the west end bay platforms along the Down South Line; as it passed through a crossover to the Up South Line the freight train, which had been travelling slowly to the Up South Line, over-ran the signal protecting the crossover and came into sidelong collision with it.1961 February, “Talking of Trains: Collision at Newcastle”, in Trains Illustrated, page 76:
  • Network Rail developed and delivered the new crossover in just ten months - "phenomenally quickly", Mands says - and the work is included in the £20m build cost.2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “New rail freight terminal leads the way”, in RAIL, number 999, page 40:
7

A piece of fiction that borrows elements from two or more fictional universes.

8

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports An athlete or swimmer who has competed in more than one of open water swimming, pool swimming, triathlon, and endurance sports.

9

Ball games, Basketball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A crossover dribble.

10

A move in sports that involves crossing one hand or foot in front of another, as in ice skating.

11

Business, Forestry The point at which the relative humidity is less than, or equal to, the ambient air temperature.

12

Fiction, Literature, Media, Publishing Meeting of various characters.

Derived terms
crossover airspeed, crossover book, crossover cable, crossover dribble, crossover thrash, crossover vote, crossover voting, diamond crossover, double crossover, noncrossover, scissors crossover

crossover

adj

Etymology Deverbal from cross over.

1

Of an electrical cable, having connector pins at one end wired to different pins at the other; for example, pin 1 to pin 2, pin 2 to pin 4 etc.; contrasted with straight-through.

2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences In particular, Of an Ethernet cable Configured so that the transmit signals at one end are connected to the receive signals at the other.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.