Crossover

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  crossover \crossover\ n.
     1. (genetics) the interchange of sections between pairing
        homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis.
  
     Syn: crossing over.
          [WordNet 1.5]


  
     2. a structure, such as a bridge, bearing a path for crossing
        over a river or highway.
        [PJC]
  
     3. votes from members of one political party cast for
        candidates of another party; -- called also {crossover
        vote}; as, there was a high crossover in this election.
        [PJC]
  
     4. a member of one political party who votes for a candidate
        of another party; -- called also {crossover voter}.
        [PJC]
  
     5. (Plumbing) a U-shaped section of pipe which serves to pass
        one pipeline over another which is directly in its path.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crossover
       n 1: the interchange of sections between pairing homologous
            chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis [syn: {crossing
            over}]
       2: a voter who is registered as a member of one political party
          but who votes in the primary of another party [syn: {crossover
          voter}]
       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; "a jazz-classical crossover
          album"
       4: a path (often marked) where something (as a street or
          railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
          [syn: {crossing}, {crosswalk}]