About The Word Splice
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Splice
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What's The Definition Of Splice?
[n] joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
[n] a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice" [v] join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires" [v] join together so as to form new genetic combinations; "splice genes" [v] join the ends of; "splice film" [v] perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" Synonyms | Synonyms for Splice: lap joint | marry | splicing | tie | wed Related Terms | Find terms related to Splice: See Also | conjoin | conjunction | enlace | entwine | interlace | intertwine | join | joint | junction | lace | officiate | piece | solemnise | solemnize | twine Splice In Webster's Dictionary \Splice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spliced}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Splicing}.] [D. splitsen, splitten; akin to G. splissen, Sw.
splissa, Dan. splisse, and E. split; -- from the dividing or
splitting the ends into separate strands. See {Split}, v. t.]
1. To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a
particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the
union being between two ends, or between an end and the
body of a rope.
2. To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the
two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon
the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
3. To unite in marrige. [Slang]
{Splice grafting}.ee under {Grafting}.
{To splice the main brace} (Naut.), to give out, or drink, an
extra allowance of spirits on occasion of special exposure
to wet or cold, or to severe fatigue; hence, to take a
dram.
\Splice\, n. A junction or joining made by splicing. |
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