crossover

[ kraws-oh-ver, kros- ]

noun
  1. a bridge or other structure for crossing over a river, highway, etc.

  2. Genetics.

  1. Popular Music.

    • the act of crossing over in style, usually with the intention of broadening the commercial appeal to a wider audience.

    • music that crosses over in style, occasionally sharing attributes with several musical styles and therefore often appealing to a broader audience.

  2. Also called crossover voter. U.S. Politics. a member of one political party who votes for the candidate of another party in a primary.

  3. Railroads. a track structure composed of two or more turnouts, permitting movement of cars from either of two parallel and adjacent tracks to the other.

  4. Dance.

    • a step in which dancers exchange places.

    • a step involving partners in which the woman moves from one side of her partner to the other, crossing in front of him.

  5. Bowling. a ball that strikes the side of the head pin opposite to the bowling hand of the bowler.

  6. (in plumbing) a U-shaped pipe for bypassing another pipe.

Origin of crossover

1
First recorded in 1785–95; noun use of verb phrase cross over

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British Dictionary definitions for crossover

crossover

/ (ˈkrɒsˌəʊvə) /


noun
  1. a place at which a crossing is made

  2. genetics

    • another term for crossing over

    • a chromosomal structure or character resulting from crossing over

  1. railways a point of transfer between two main lines

  2. a recording, book, or other product that becomes popular in a genre other than its own

adjective
  1. (of music, fashion, art, etc) combining two distinct styles

  2. (of a performer, writer, recording, book, etc) having become popular in more than one genre

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Other Idioms and Phrases with crossover

crossover

Change from one field or affiliation to another, as in Graham Greene crossed over from the Anglican to the Roman Catholic Church, or If he doesn't run I'm going to cross over to the Democratic Party. [First half of 1900s]

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