asperity vs crossover

asperity

noun
  • An area that protrudes from a surface. 

  • The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one speaks or behaves toward people. 

  • A section of a fault line with high friction, such that there is no movement along this part of the fault except during an earthquake. 

  • The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience. 

  • The quality of having a rough or uneven surface. 

  • Something that is harsh and difficult to endure. 

crossover

noun
  • A place where one thing crosses over another. 

  • A blend of multiple styles of music or multiple film genres, intended to appeal to a wider audience. 

  • A move in sports that involves crossing one hand or foot in front of another, as in ice skating. 

  • The point at which the relative humidity is less than, or equal to, the ambient air temperature. 

  • The means by which the crossing is made. 

  • An SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform, e.g. the Pontiac Torrent. 

  • A piece of fiction that borrows elements from two or more fictional universes. 

  • A pair of switches and a short, diagonal length of track which together connect two parallel tracks and allow passage between them. 

  • An athlete or swimmer who has competed in more than one of open water swimming, pool swimming, triathlon, and endurance sports. 

  • The result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis. 

  • A crossover dribble. 

adj
  • Configured so that the transmit signals at one end are connected to the receive signals at the other. 

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