crossover

cross·o·ver  (krôsvr, krs-)

n.

1. A place at which or the means by which a crossing is made.

2. A short connecting track by which a train can be transferred from one line to another.

3. Genetics

a. Crossing over.

b. A characteristic resulting from the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis.

4. A registered member of one political party who votes in the primary of the other party.

5.

a. The adaptation of a musical style, as by blending elements of two or more styles or categories, to appeal to a wider audience.

b. A recording designed to appeal to more than one segment or portion of the listening audience.

c. One that appeals to a wide or diverse audience.

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crossover [ˈkrɒsˌəʊvə]

n

1. a place at which a crossing is made

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics

a.  another term for crossing over

b.  a chromosomal structure or character resulting from crossing over

3. (Transport / Railways) Railways a point of transfer between two main lines

4. (Electronics) short for crossover network

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

adj

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crossover - the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis crossing over diplotene - the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
	2.	crossover - a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party crossover voter elector, voter - a citizen who has a legal right to vote
	3.	crossover - the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience; "a jazz-classical crossover album" borrowing, adoption - the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent" music genre, musical genre, musical style, genre - an expressive style of music
	4.	crossover - a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other crosswalk, crossing grade separation - a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass path - a way especially designed for a particular use pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing - street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes)

Translations

crossover [ˈkrɒsəʊvəʳ] N

1. (Aut etc) → paso m

2. (Mus) → fusión f

crossover [ˈkrɒsəʊvə^r] n

(= combination, mix) [styles] → hybride m

(= transition) → transition f
to make the crossover from actor to singer → passer du métier d'acteur à celui de chanteur
cross-posting [ˌkrɒsˈpəʊstɪŋ] n [emails] → envoi m multiple
cross-purposes [ˌkrɒsˈpɜː^rpəsɪz] npl
to be at cross-purposes with sb → comprendre qn de travers
to talk at cross-purposes
We're talking at cross-purposes → On ne parle pas de la même chose., Je crois qu'il y a un malentendu.
cross-question [ˌkrɒsˈkwɛstʃən] vt (LAW) → faire subir un interrogatoire à
cross-reference [ˌkrɒsˈrɛfərəns]

n → renvoi m, référence f

vt [+ book, list] → ajouter des renvois à
to be cross-referenced to sth [item, entry, data] → renvoyer à qch