I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: cross (V) + cut (v.)
: to cut (something) traversely: as
a. : to cut (as wood) with a crosscut saw
b. : to go or move across
a stream which crosscuts the country from north to south — Harper's
c.
(1) : intersect
dimensions crosscut one another, levels imply parallelism — A.L.Kroeber
(2) : to enter into (as a different category) : impinge on
a legal document that crosscuts medical knowledge
d. : to break up (as an association) : divide
dissension and jealousy crosscutting a political party
e. : to subject (a film or the lines of action of a film) to crosscutting
the scenario and the technical feat of crosscutting the stories are things ingeniously accomplished — Parker Tyler
II. adjective
1. : made or used for crosscutting
a saw with crosscut teeth
2. : cut across or traversely
a crosscut incision
III. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : something that cuts through traversely (as a path cutting across countryside or a cut sawed through a log)
a crosscut through the park
specifically : a mine working driven horizontally and at right angles to an adit, drift, or level or across or toward a vein or ore body or across the general trend of the rock formation
2. : cross section
a novel that gives a crosscut of American business activity
3. : an instance of crosscutting in the editing of motion-picture film
4. : a gemstone cut so that the arrangement of the facets produces an effect resembling that of a cross
5.
[ crosscut (I) ]
: a tool that crosscuts ; especially : crosscut saw