CROSSOVER
Dictionary entry overview: What does crossover mean?
• CROSSOVER (noun)
The noun CROSSOVER has 4 senses:
1. the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
2. a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party
3. the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience
4. a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
Familiarity information: CROSSOVER used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• CROSSOVER (noun)
Meaning:
The interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
crossing over; crossover
Hypernyms ("crossover" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Holonyms ("crossover" is a part of...):
diplotene (the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis)
Meaning:
A voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
crossover voter; crossover
Hypernyms ("crossover" is a kind of...):
elector; voter (a citizen who has a legal right to vote)
Meaning:
The appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
a jazz-classical crossover album
Hypernyms ("crossover" is a kind of...):
adoption; borrowing (the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source)
Domain category:
genre; music genre; musical genre; musical style (an expressive style of music)
Meaning:
A path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
crosswalk; crossover; crossing
Hypernyms ("crossover" is a kind of...):
path (a way especially designed for a particular use)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crossover"):
grade separation (a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass)
pedestrian crossing; zebra crossing (street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way especially with diagonal stripes)
