crossrange

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adjective

perpendicular to the direction of flight or transmission

OriginEnglish range ← Middle English rengen ← Old French rengier →
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Meanings

adjectivecrossrange (not comparable)

alternative cross range · alternative cross-range

  1. not comparableperpendicular to the direction of flight or transmission

Origin

  1. Englishcross-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(H)rek-
  3. Proto-Celtic*reketi
  4. Gaulish*rekosbor.?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  6. Proto-Germanic*rinkaną
  7. Proto-Germanic*rankaz
  8. Frankish*rankbor.?
  9. Vulgar Latin*rencus
  10. Old Frenchreng
  11. Old Frenchrengier
  12. Middle Englishrengen
  13. Englishrange
  14. Englishcrossrange

From cross- + range.

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APA

crossrange. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossrange

MLA

“crossrange.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossrange. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crossrange,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossrange.

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