Cross (disambiguation)

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A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars, intersecting each other at a 90° angle and dividing one or both of the lines in half.

Cross or to cross may also refer to:

Religion

Christian cross, the basic symbol of Christianity
- As a simple ritual or prayer, it is the Sign of the cross
Christian cross variants, various Christian crosses
Cross necklace, a necklace worn by adherents of the Christian religion

Object

Cross (crown), the decoration located at the highest level of a crown
A cross with a human body affixed is referred to as a crucifix
cross (x mark)
High cross, early Medieval free-standing Christian cross made of stone and often richly decorated

Places

Australia

Kings Cross, New South Wales, inner-city locality of Sydney, colloquially known as The Cross

United States

England

Cross, Croyde, North Devon
Cross, Goodleigh, North Devon
Cross, Shropshire, Shropshire on List of United Kingdom locations: Croe-Cros
Cross, Somerset

Northern Ireland

Cross, County Down, a townland in County Down
Cross, County Antrim, a townland in County Antrim
Cross, County Armagh, a townland in County Armagh
Cross, County Fermanagh, a townland in County Fermanagh

Scotland

Cross, Lewis

Republic of Ireland

Mathematics

Cross product, a binary operation on vectors in a three-dimensional Euclidean space
cross, a symbol in a system of symbolic logic developed by G. Spencer-Brown in his book Laws of Form
Cross, the square of the cosine in Rational trigonometry

Biology

Hybrid (biology), two distinct genetic lines, one of the basic methods of experimental genetics

Entertainment

The Cross (band), a side project of Queen's Roger Taylor
Cross (1987 film), a French crime film written and directed by Philippe Setbon
Cross (2011 film), an action film
Cross (2012 film), a crime thriller film
The Cross (2009 film), a documentary film directed by Matthew Crouch
Cross (City Harvest Church album), 2005
Cross (Justice album), 2007, stylized as †
Cross (Sayuri Ishikawa album), 2012, stylized as X -Cross-
Carland Cross (TV series), a French animated series
Cross (manga), a 1997 manga series by Sumiko Amakawa
Cross (novel), a novel by James Patterson
Cross, a 2009 film starring Bai Ling
"The Cross", a song by Prince from Sign o' the Times

Sports

Cross (boxing), a counter-punch used in boxing
Cross (football), a delivery of a ball from either side of the field across to the front of the goal
Snowboard cross or Boarder Cross, a snowboard competition
Cyclo-cross, a race that involves cycling and running while carrying the bike, also called Cross
Motocross
Ski cross

People

Cross (surname)

Business

A. T. Cross Company, manufacturer of pens
Cross (studio), a Japanese adult video producer

Characters

Alex Cross, a fictional character and the protagonist in a few James Patterson novels
Carland Cross, a fictional character and the protagonist in the Carland Cross TV series and novels
Cross Marian, a fictional character in the manga D.Gray-man
Doctor Gina Cross, a fictional character in the Half-Life video game series
Noah Cross, a fictional character and villain in the 1974 film Chinatown
Sgt. Cross, a fictional character featured in the Need For Speed: Most Wanted and Need For Speed: Carbon video games
Cross, one of the main characters in the manga and anime Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin

Other

Centres régionaux opérationnels de surveillance et de sauvetage (CROSS)
'Cross, short for Heracross
Cross, a synonym for anger