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

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