crossing vs coupling

coupling vs crossing

crossing and coupling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crossing	Yes	No	No	No
coupling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, coupling is a hypernym of crossing; that is, coupling is a word with a broader meaning than crossing:

crossing: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
coupling: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

Other hypernyms of crossing include conjugation, mating, pairing, sexual union, union.

crossing (noun)	coupling (noun)
a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)	the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
traveling across	a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids	a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
a junction where one street or road crosses another
a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

Difference between crossing and coupling

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