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Crossover vs Overlapping - What's the difference?

crossover | overlapping |

As nouns the difference between crossover and overlapping

is that crossover is a place where one thing crosses over another while overlapping is the situation in which things overlap.

As a verb overlapping is

present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective overlapping is

pertaining to something that overlaps something else.

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.

    • overlapping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to something that overlaps something else.
    • 1851' ''A long-skirted, cabalistically-cut coat of a faded walnut tinge enveloped him; the '''overlapping sleeves of which were rolled up on his wrists.'' — Herman Melville, Moby Dick.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The situation in which things overlap.