crossover
IPA: krˈɔsoʊvɝ
noun
- A place where one thing crosses over another.
- The means by which the crossing is made.
- (genetics) The 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 transport) A 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.
- (sports) An athlete or swimmer who has competed in more than one of open water swimming, pool swimming, triathlon, and endurance sports.
- (basketball) A crossover dribble.
- A move in sports that involves crossing one hand or foot in front of another, as in ice skating.
- (forestry) The point at which the relative humidity is less than, or equal to, the ambient air temperature.
adjective
- (computing, of an Ethernet cable) Configured so that the transmit signals at one end are connected to the receive signals at the other.
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Examples of "crossover" in Sentences
- Mathematics is the desk with the least crossover.
- The crossover is still independent of the drivers.
- The crossover is not all heavy sibling drama, though.
- It was the first crossover between the two characters.
- The crossover tracks north of the station are not used.
- That sort of category crossover is always worth a look.
- It's the second crossover thrash album by The Exploited.
- She was the main antagonist of the Infinity Crusade crossover.
- It was a crossover between the Rugrats and The Wild Thornberrys.
- During the crossover, most of the Mlf was dismantled and captured.
- An older crossover is in the show The Flintstones meet The Jetsons.
- I draw your attention to the Green Arrow villain crossover Onomatopoeia.
- Sounds alot mor elike a shoehorned-in crossover than Morrison's own idea.
- A lot of so-called Christian bands are really what I call crossover bands.
- The crossover itself does not occur, but the idea of the crossover might occur.
- Sales increased strongly in March for diesel versions of Jetta, Golf and the Touareg crossover from a year earlier.
- The Acura Web site never used the term crossover but instead said, "... blurs the line between modern luxury and flexible utility."
- "I think what's really funny is there are people who have already gone past it, and there are other various companies who don't want to use the term crossover -- they say 'SUV' or 'wagon.'
- As simple as it sounds on paper, an Elseworlds crossover is fairly unique, and plenty of eyes were on Geoff & Co. as they delicately caused worlds to collide in the wink-winking-ly titled Thy Kingdom Come event.
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