reciprocal vs crossing

crossing vs reciprocal

reciprocal and crossing both are nouns.

reciprocal is an adjective but crossing is not an adjective.

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

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

reciprocal: hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
crossing: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

Other hypernyms of reciprocal include cross, crossbreeding, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding.

reciprocal (noun)	crossing (noun)
hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype	a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7	traveling across
something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else	(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
	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

reciprocal (adjective)	crossing (adjective)
concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function

Difference between reciprocal and crossing

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