cross-

Prefix

cross-

1. Shaped like a cross or X; crossing lines.
   • e.g. crossbody, crossbuck, cross-stitch

   Synonyms:

   stauro-, xipho-

2. Perpendicular in angle; transverse.
   • e.g. crossbedding, crossband, crossmember
   • . See visuals for difference between crossband and crossbuck.

   Synonyms:

   ortho-

3. Moving from one side to the other; across.
   • e.g. crossfield, cross-city. When used for a rectangular space, this movement is typically diagonal, such as in crossbelt and crosscourt.
   • .

   Synonyms:

   dia-

   1. (figuratively) Moving from one track or state to another.
      • e.g. crossfeed as the process of blending the left and right channels of a stereo recording, crossfader, cross-link
   2. On the opposite side of.
      • e.g. crosstown, cross-cousin, cross-ratio
      • ,
4. Moving or acting against, opposing, contrary.
   • e.g. crossflow, cross-beat, cross-vote
   • ,

   Synonyms:

   ana-, counter-

5. Located in between. Often, but not necessarily, forming an H-shaped structure.
   • e.g. cross-passage, cross-tunnel, crossfire

   Synonyms:

   inter-

6. More than one, often in indicating applicability to several domains that are usually separate.
   • e.g. crosslingual, cross-browser, crossfunctional, cross-cultural
   • ,

   Synonyms:

   multi-, pluri-

   1. Involving two or more at the same time; coincident.
      • e.g. crossbreak, crosspost, crosscurrent
      • The room was a cross-mixture of voices.
        "Come in Kelly 4.[…]"
        "Come in Stanhope.[…]"
        "Evans 9. Confirm.[…]"1967 May, William F. Nolan, George Clayton Johnson, Logan's Run, Bantam, published 1976, →ISBN, page 14
   2. Comparing two sources of information, often to verify their contents.
      • e.g. crossdate, crossvalidated, crosscovariance
   3. To combine two entities to create a hybrid.
      • e.g. crossbreed, cross-pollinate, crosslinear
7. Mutual exchange or influence, where both entities are affected in the same way. Mutuality.
   • e.g. crosstalk, crossrepression, crosscalibration, cross-progress

   Synonyms:

   ambi-, inter-, x-

8. One entity affecting a similar entity, such as to transfer of one property from one entity to the other.
   • e.g. crossregulation, crossfeed, crossprotection
   • To crossfeed as to supply one fuel tank of an aircraft with fuel from another. To crossregulate is when one metabolic pathway is regulated by the enzymes in another pathway. These are one-way influences, whereas the previous sense of mutuality has symmetric two-way influences; e.g. crossrepression...

   Synonyms:

   trans-

9. Alternate, different.
   • e.g. cross-tune, cross-birth, cross-live
   • ,

   Synonyms:

   allo-, alter-