crossover

C2 Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˈkrɔːsˌoʊ.vɚ/ UK /ˈkrɒsˌəʊ.və/ See IPA manual

Freq #30206

Meanings

1

noun
a crossing or transition from one place, group, activity, or system to another

The rail crossover lets trains move safely between the two tracks.
2

noun
a work or performer that combines genres or appeals to more than one audience

The album became a successful crossover between jazz and popular music.
3

noun
the exchange of DNA between paired homologous chromosomes during meiosis

A crossover can produce a chromosome containing alleles from both parents.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a crossing or transition... crossing transition

2 noun · a work or performer that... hybrid fusion

3 noun · the exchange of dna between... crossing overgenetic recombination

Word family

Forms crossovers

Derived forms noncrossover

Related forms cross overrecombinationmeiosis

Etymology

A noun formed from the phrasal verb cross over. Its specialized senses preserve the central idea of passing between sides, categories, tracks, or paired chromosomes.

Topics

Places & Geography Word Formation & Derivatives

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# crossover

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkrɔːsˌoʊ.vɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkrɒsˌəʊ.və/
**Frequency rank:** 30206

## Meanings
1. a crossing or transition from one place, group, activity, or system to another
2. a work or performer that combines genres or appeals to more than one audience
3. the exchange of DNA between paired homologous chromosomes during meiosis

## Examples
- The rail crossover lets trains move safely between the two tracks.
- The album became a successful crossover between jazz and popular music.
- A crossover can produce a chromosome containing alleles from both parents.

## Synonyms
- crossing
- transition
- hybrid

## Derived Forms
- noncrossover

## Related Forms
- cross over
- recombination
- meiosis

## Etymology
A noun formed from the phrasal verb cross over. Its specialized senses preserve the central idea of passing between sides, categories, tracks, or paired chromosomes.

## Topics
- Places & Geography
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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