Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense cross-references, present participle cross-referencing, past tense, past participle cross-referenced
1. countable noun
A cross-reference is a note in a book which tells you that there is relevant or more detailed information in another part of the book.
2. verb [usually passive]
If something such as a book is cross-referenced, cross-references are put in it.
Nearly 2,300 plant lists have been checked and cross-referenced. [beVERB-ed]
...an index of products and services which is cross-referenced to the supplying companies. [VERB-ed]
cross-reference in British English
noun
1.
a reference within a text to another part of the text
verb
2.
to cross-refer
cross-reference in American English
(ˈkrɔsˈrɛfərəns)
noun
1.
a reference from one part of a book, catalog, index, etc. to another part, for additional information
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcross-ˈreferenced or ˈcross-ˈreferencing
2.
to provide (an index, reference book, etc.) with systematic cross-references
3.
cross-refer
Examples of 'cross-reference' in a sentence
cross-reference
He had synapses in there that could cross-reference and still let him talk.
Robert Wilson BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
Their intel people are set up to analyze, cross-reference, or listen to transmissions.
James W. Hall OFF THE CHART (2002)
In other languages
cross-reference
British English: cross-reference NOUN
A cross-reference is a note in a book which tells you that there is relevant or more detailed information in another part of the book.
It concludes with a very useful summary with cross-references to where each key point is dealt with in the book.