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crossover en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

Deverbal from cross over.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) 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. (in particular, not-comparable, of an Ethernet cable) 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. ▸ Configured so that the transmit signals at one end are connected to the receive signals at the other.

crossover en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Deverbal from cross over.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A place where one thing crosses over another.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The means by which the crossing is made.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A blend of multiple styles of music or multiple film genres, intended to appeal to a wider audience.
  5. (countable, derogatory, sometimes, uncountable) An SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform, e.g. the Buick Enclave.
  6. (countable, uncountable) A pair of switches and a short, diagonal length of track which together connect two parallel tracks and allow passage between them.
    • 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:
    • 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:
  7. (countable, uncountable) A piece of fiction that borrows elements from two or more fictional universes.
  8. (countable, uncountable) An athlete or swimmer who has competed in more than one of open water swimming, pool swimming, triathlon, and endurance sports.
  9. (countable, uncountable) A crossover dribble.
  10. (countable, uncountable) A move in sports that involves crossing one hand or foot in front of another, as in ice skating.
  11. (countable, uncountable) The point at which the relative humidity is less than, or equal to, the ambient air temperature.
  12. (countable, uncountable) Meeting of various characters.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
crossovers Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

scissors crossover · crossover airspeed · crossover book · noncrossover · diamond crossover · crossover cable · crossover voting · vehicle crossover · crossover thrash · crossover vote · double crossover · crossover dribble

Synonyms

XUV · CUV

Translations (32)

fi risteys (means by which the crossing is made) · ru кроссо́вер (SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform) · bg пресичане (means by which the crossing is made) · es entrecruzamiento (result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis) · ru парке́тник (SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform) · es recombinación (result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis) · el επιχιασμός (result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis) · ru перехо́д (place where one thing crosses over another) · es crossover (SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform) · ja 乗換え (result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis) · ru скре́щивание (result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis) · ga crosmhalartú (result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis) · tr geçit (place where one thing crosses over another) · de Kreuzung (place where one thing crosses over another) · bg преминаване (means by which the crossing is made) · pt crossover (SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform) · de Überführung (place where one thing crosses over another) · fi risteys (place where one thing crosses over another) · pl crossover (SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform) · fr crossover (meeting of various characters) · de Crossover (SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform) · ja クロスオーバー作品 (meeting of various characters) · ru пересече́ние (place where one thing crosses over another) · fi tekijäinvaihdunta (result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis) · tr atlama (means by which the crossing is made) · bg пресечка (place where one thing crosses over another) · de Übergang (place where one thing crosses over another) · fr crossover (SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform) · el μετάβαση (means by which the crossing is made) · tr karşıya geçme (means by which the crossing is made) · fr incursion (meeting of various characters) · ru кроссо́вер (result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis)