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Definition 2024
crossover
crossover
See also: cross over and cross-over
English
Noun
crossover (plural crossovers)
- 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, intended to appeal to a wider audience.
- An automobile that is a mix of two kinds of automobiles, 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) A crossover athlete or crossover swimmer who has competed in more than one of open water swimming, pool swimming, triathlon, endurance sports.
- (basketball) A crossover dribble.
Translations
a place where one thing crosses over another
the means by which the crossing is made
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the result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis
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Adjective
crossover (not comparable)
- (computing, of an Ethernet cable) Configured with the wires that are connected to pins #1 (data transmission, positive polarity) and #2 (data transmission, negative polarity) on one side, connected to pins #3 (receive data, positive polarity) and #6 (receive data, negative polarity) on the other side, and with pins #3 (receive +) and #6 (receive -) on the one end wired to pins #1 (transmit +) and #2 (transmit -) on the other end.