A crossover of one style and another, especially in music or fashion, is a combination of the two different styles.
...the contemporary crossover of pop, jazz and funk. [+ of]
...dance/rock crossover bands.
2. singular noun
In music or fashion, if someone makes a crossoverfrom one style to another, they become successful outside the style they were originally known for.
I told her the crossover from acting to singing is easier than singing to acting. [+ from/to]
crossover in British English
(ˈkrɒsˌəʊvə)
noun
1.
a place at which a crossing is made
2. genetics
a. another term for crossing over
b.
a chromosomal structure or character resulting from crossing over
3. railways
a point of transfer between two main lines
4. short for crossover network
5.
a recording, book, or other product that becomes popular in a genre other than its own
adjective
6.
(of music, fashion, art, etc) combining two distinct styles
7.
(of a performer, writer, recording, book, etc) having become popular in more than one genre
crossover in American English
(ˈkrɔsˌoʊvər)
noun
1.
the act, means, or place of crossing over from one part or side, to another
2. US
a track by which a railroad train can be switched from one line to another
3. US
a person who votes for a candidate of a political party other than the party he or she usually supports
4. US
a crossover (sense 7) musical style
5. Biology
a.
crossing-over
b.
a character resulting from crossing-over
adjective
6.
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
7.
designating or by voters who are crossovers
the crossover vote
8.
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
9.
made up of elements appealing to more specialized tastes that have been combined to gain broader acceptance
Examples of 'crossover' in a sentence
crossover
These are pictures that have made that rare crossover from high art into popular culture.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The next big thing in classical crossover pop music?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There are so many crossover points.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Here's some of the crossover genre.
The Sun (2010)
Year zero for the modern R&B pop crossover.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Rather it is about crossover points, social overlaps.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He is the one player with crossover appeal, the man with instant name recognition.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A lack of crossover appeal means this is music destined for the margins.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Rather, it is the inconsistencies on some of the finer points that affect people unfairly at certain crossover points.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This has similar crossover appeal.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A charming solo section after 40 minutes suggested that a proper pop crossover could be on the cards.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She's a real crossover star that makes us Swedes proud.
The Sun (2009)
The funky model is a bit of a rebel, a crossover vehicle with the appearance of a compact mini SUV.
The Sun (2008)
I would not be surprised if the film ends up having more crossover appeal than I was expecting.
Christianity Today (2000)
In other languages
crossover
British English: crossover NOUN
A crossover of one style and another, especially in music or fashion, is a combination of the two different styles.
...the crossover of pop, jazz, and funk.
American English: crossover
Brazilian Portuguese: mistura
Chinese: 混合
European Spanish: cruce
French: mélange
German: Mischung
Italian: crossover
Japanese: クロスオーバー
Korean: 음악, 패션 크로스오버
European Portuguese: mistura
Latin American Spanish: cruce
All related terms of 'crossover'
crossover value
the percentage of offspring showing recombination among the total offspring of a given cross . It indicates the amount of crossing over that has occurred and therefore the relative positions of the genes on the chromosomes
crossover bodice
a bodice which has one side crossing over the other
crossover network
an electronic network in a loudspeaker system that separates the signal into two or more frequency bands, the lower frequencies being fed to a woofer , the higher frequencies to a tweeter
crossover utility vehicle
a high-powered car with four-wheel drive, originally designed for off-road use