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Crossover vs Boundary - What's the difference?

crossover | boundary |

As nouns the difference between crossover and boundary

is that crossover is a place where one thing crosses over another while boundary is the dividing line or location between two areas.

crossover

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A place where one thing crosses over another.
  • The means by which the crossing is made.
  • ( ) the result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis.
  • A blend of multiple styles of music, intended to appeal to a wider audience.
  • An automobile that is a mix of two kinds of automobiles, i.e. the .
  • (rail transport) A pair of switches and a short, diagonal length of track which together connect two parallel tracks and allow passage between them.
  • A piece of fiction that borrows elements from two or more fictional universes.
  • boundary

    English

    Noun

    (boundaries)
  • The dividing line or location between two areas.
  • *
  • *:So this was my future home, I thought!Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
  • (cricket) An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.
  • (cricket) An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (a four) or 6 (a six) runs respectively for the batting team.
  • (topology) (of a set) the set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.
  • Derived terms

    * boundary umpire * boundary rider

    See also

    * border * confine * frontier * fladry