Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross-platform

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: cross--plat-form
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Across platforms.

adj

Of software, etc., designed to work on various operating systems.

adj

That takes place between two trains in different platforms, usually across an island platform.

Example Sentences

"In person, Huff looks exactly as she does on her massively popular Instagram account, her sheer foundation and subtle bronze eyeshadow catching the spotlight just like they do the ring light. She has the cross-platform ease of someone who’s been famous forever because she basically has been."
"At Euston the cross-platform interchange between the Victoria Line and the Northern Line (City branch) will be unusual in that passengers will board trains travelling in the opposite direction to continue their journey. Normally, of course, in cross-platform interchange, trains depart in the same direction."

Etymology

From cross- + platform.

Synonyms

multi-platform

Antonyms

single-platform monoplatform

Questions

What does cross-platform mean?: Across platforms.
Where does cross-platform come from?: From cross- + platform.

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