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cross-referencea reference to another part of a book, document, or database

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a reference to another part of a book, document, or database

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkrɔːs ˈrefərəns/

Korean meaning: 책, 문서, 데이터베이스의 다른 부분에 대한 참조

Korean pronunciation: 크**로**스 **레**퍼런스

Example Sentences

  • The professor's research paper had so many cross-references that students got lost in an academic maze.
  • The encyclopedia uses cross-references to help readers find related information quickly.
  • She spent hours cross-referencing witness testimonies to find inconsistencies.

cross-reference

NOUN

//ˈkrɔːs ˈrefərəns//

a reference to another part of a book, document, or database

cross-reference concept
💡 Concept

a reference to another part of a book, document, or database

cross-reference rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Cross-reference every reference, even during conference!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkrɔːs ˈrefərəns/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkrɒs ˈrefərəns/

🌳Etymology

Rootcross-reference

Origin

cross(교차하다)와 reference(참조)가 결합된 복합어로, 하나의 정보가 다른 정보와 서로 연결되어 참조하는 개념에서 유래했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

preferencereferenceconference
preference
reference
conference

🔗Collocations

cross-reference system
provide cross-references
cross-reference database
cross-reference table
cross-reference index

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The professor's research paper had so many cross-references that students got lost in an academic maze.

The encyclopedia uses cross-references to help readers find related information quickly.

She spent hours cross-referencing witness testimonies to find inconsistencies.

The database allows users to cross-reference customer information with purchase history.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

correlatelinkconnectreferencecite

Antonyms

separatedisconnectisolate

Related

bibliographycitationindexhyperlinkfootnote

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