traverse vs crossing

crossing vs traverse

traverse and crossing both are nouns.

traverse is a verb but crossing is not a verb.

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

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

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

traverse (noun)	crossing (noun)
taking a zigzag path on skis	a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
travel across	traveling across
a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it	(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
a horizontal beam that extends across something	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

traverse (verb)	crossing (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 traverse and crossing

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