crossing vs traverse

traverse vs crossing

crossing and traverse both are nouns.

crossing is not a verb while traverse is a verb.

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

As nouns, traverse is a hyponym of crossing; that is, traverse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crossing:

crossing: traveling across
traverse: taking a zigzag path on skis

Other hyponyms of crossing include ford, fording, traversal.

crossing (noun)	traverse (noun)
a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)	taking a zigzag path on skis
traveling across	travel across
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids	a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other	a horizontal beam that extends across something
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

crossing (verb)	traverse (verb)
	deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
	travel across or pass over
	to cover or extend over an area or time period

Difference between crossing and traverse

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