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crossover Definition

cross·over (-ō′vər)

noun

  1. the act, means, or place of crossing over from one part or side, to another
  2. ☆ a track by which a railroad train can be switched from one line to another
  3. ☆ a person who votes for a candidate of a political party other than the party he or she usually supports
  4. ☆ a crossover () musical style
  5. Biol.
    1. crossing-over
    2. a character resulting from crossing-over

adjective

  1. designating or of a circuit, network, etc. that divides amplified sound into frequency bands and distributes them to the proper component of a speaker system, as to a woofer or tweeter
  2. designating or by voters who are crossovers the crossover vote
  3. designating or of a form of popular music in which elements of musical genres that appeal to a limited audience are combined with more widely accepted forms to gain a larger audience crossover jazz
  4. made up of elements appealing to more specialized tastes that have been combined to gain broader acceptance

crossover Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • trail: Viewed from the end of platform 2, the remains of the yard and trailing crossover can once more be seen.
  • explore: In The Message Lumsden explored the crossover between poetry and pop.
  • face: South of Loughborough, the new facing crossover is now almost complete.
  • allow: They also link to the content of the Explore and Wildwalk exhibitions, allowing crossover educational potential.
  • do: I did crossovers with other comics with whose creators I was friendly, got linked to on people's websites who liked the comic.

Adjective modifier

  • passive: In fact it is potentially even more dangerous, especially in a system with passive crossovers.
  • built-in: Passive units incorporate a built-in crossover; Remote Active units include a G41 crossover module.
  • uniform: Uniform crossover is a two-stage process of gene recombination followed by gene shuffling.
  • electronic: Two 50 watt amplifiers and electronic crossover are matched to a 25mm soft dome tweeter and a 165mm long-throw bass unit.
  • digital: A digital crossover feeds the multiple digital to analog converters, whose outputs in turn feed the integral power amplifiers.
  • active: This effect is much less likely to occur in a system using active crossovers throughout, which is one of their major benefits.

Modifies a noun

  • cable: You will also need a crossover ethernet cable to join the two together.
  • bay: Look here for more info. __________________ Leicester Wildcats VW wikipedia VeeDeeClinic 1979 Moonraker restoration Blog 1972 Type 2 crossover bay & 1303S... all projects!
  • trial: The studies were fairly small, ranging from six patients in a crossover trial to 87 in each of the two biggest trials.
  • frequency: The Sealed Performance Chamber is designed to extend the crossover frequency down to 3 kHz.
  • appeal: A highly acclaimed children's novel, which has definite crossover appeal for the adult market.
  • circuit: The " Reference 100 " has the ultimate in sophisticated crossover circuits.

Noun used with modifier

  • sub-tree: Most significant of these is the manner in which parse trees are affected by sub-tree crossover.
  • pop: This release combines gentle synths with dramatic piano leads to create an indie pop crossover.
  • vehicle: You want a vehicle crossover from your property to the highway.