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crossover
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As a noun, crossover means a place where one thing crosses over another. As an adjective, it means configured so that the transmit signals at one end are connected to the receive signals at the other.
Meanings of crossover
16 meaningsnoun
A place where one thing crosses over another.
The means by which the crossing is made.
geneticsThe result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis.
A blend of multiple styles of music or multiple film genres, intended to appeal to a wider audience.
An SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform, e.g. the Pontiac Torrent.
rail transportA pair of switches and a short, diagonal length of track which together connect two parallel tracks and allow passage between them.
A piece of fiction that borrows elements from two or more fictional universes.
sportAn athlete or swimmer who has competed in more than one of open water swimming, pool swimming, triathlon, and endurance sports.
basketballA crossover dribble.
A move in sports that involves crossing one hand or foot in front of another, as in ice skating.
forestryThe point at which the relative humidity is less than, or equal to, the ambient air temperature.
The interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
Similar: crossing overA voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another partyperson
Similar: crossover voterThe appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience
“a jazz-classical crossover album”
adjective
computingof an ethernet cableConfigured so that the transmit signals at one end are connected to the receive signals at the other.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).