CrossOver

crossover

[′krȯs‚ō·vər]

(civil engineering)

An S-shaped section of railroad track joining two parallel tracks.

A connection between two pipes in the same water supply system or a connection between two water supply systems.

(electricity)

A point at which two conductors cross, with appropriate insulation between them to prevent contact.

(electronics)

The plane at which the cross section of a beam of electrons in an electron gun is a minimum.

(engineering)

The portion of a draw works' drum containing grooves for angle control so the wire rope can cross over to begin a new wrap. Also known as angle-control section.

(genetics)

crossing-over

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

crossover

1. A connection between two pipes in the same water-supply system, or between two water-supply systems containing potable water.

2. A pipe fitting shaped like the letter U with the ends turned outward; used where one pipe crosses another in the same plane; also called a crossover fitting.

3. In an auditorium, a passage which usually parallels the rows of seats, forming a connection between aisles.

4. At the rear of a stage in a theater, a passageway that permits an actor to pass from one side of the stage to the other side without being seen by the audience.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

CrossOver

(1) An implementation of Wine, which runs Windows applications on Linux, Chrome OS and macOS. See Wine.

(2) See crossover cable.

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