crossover

From the verb phrase cross over.

crossover (plural crossovers)

1. A place where one thing crosses over another.
2. The means by which the crossing is made.
3. (genetics) The result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis.
4. A blend of multiple styles of music, intended to appeal to a wider audience.
5. An automobile that is a mix of two kinds of automobiles, e.g. the Pontiac Torrent.
6. (rail transport) A pair of switches and a short, diagonal length of track which together connect two parallel tracks and allow passage between them.
7. A piece of fiction that borrows elements from two or more fictional universes.
8. (sports) A crossover athlete or crossover swimmer who has competed in more than one of open water swimming, pool swimming, triathlon, endurance sports.
9. (basketball) A crossover dribble.

crossover (not comparable)

1. (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.

• corvesors, overcross

crossover m (plural crossovers)

1. crossover (car)

crossover m (plural crossovers)

1. crossover (car)