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crossover

A pedestrian uses the marked crossover to safely cross the busy street.

Definition

Noun: 1. A point or place of crossing from one side to another: A marked path or structure allowing something, like a road or railway, to be traversed. 2. The blending of distinct styles, especially in arts or music: The act of combining elements from different genres, often to create a broader appeal. 3. A voter who participates in another party's primary: A person registered with one political party who votes in the primary election of a different party. 4. A genetic process during cell division: The exchange of genetic material between paired homologous chromosomes in prophase I of meiosis.

Examples
  • As a point of crossing:
    • Use the pedestrian crossover at the traffic lights for safety.
    • The railroad crossover allows trains to switch from one track to another.
  • As a blending of styles:
    • The artist's latest album is a successful country-pop crossover.
    • The film is a crossover between science fiction and a political thriller.
  • As a type of voter:
    • The open primary system allows for crossover votes from independents.
    • Crossover voters may influence the outcome of the other party's nomination.
  • As a genetic process:
    • Genetic crossover increases variation in offspring.
    • The frequency of crossover events can be used to map genes on a chromosome.
Advanced Usage
  • "Crossover appeal": The quality of attracting interest or fans from different, typically distinct, groups.
    • The video game has significant crossover appeal, attracting both hardcore and casual players.
  • "Crossover event": In entertainment, a story or project featuring characters or elements from separate fictional series or worlds.
    • The comic book featured a major crossover event with heroes from three different universes.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cross over (verb phrase): To move or extend from one side, area, or category to another.
    • The actor successfully crossed over from television to film.
  • Crossover SUV (noun): A vehicle blending features of a traditional SUV and a passenger car.
Synonyms
  • For crossing: crossing, intersection, junction.
  • For blending: fusion, hybrid, amalgamation, mixture.
  • For voter: swing voter (context-dependent).
  • For genetics: recombination.
Related Phrases
  • Crossover dribble (sports): A basketball move where a player dribbles the ball from one hand to the other.
  • Crossover thrash (music): A fusion genre combining elements of hardcore punk and heavy metal.
crossover

A pedestrian uses the marked crossover to safely cross the busy street.

Noun
  1. a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
  2. 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
  3. a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party
  4. the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis

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