About The Word Splice
Learn about the word Splice to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Splice definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Splice
| Splice Definition And Meaning |
|---|
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. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- In-fighting ‐ boxing at close quarters [n] conflict between members of the…
- Protestant deacon ‐ a Protestant layman who assists…
- Awake ‐ stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the…
- Mensa ‐ a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere…
- Calculus ‐ the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with…
- Sonny ‐ a male child (a familiar term of address…
- Houyhnhnm ‐ one of a race of intelligent horses who ruled the Yahoos in Swift's…
- Spontaneity ‐ the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings…
- Harikari ‐ (Japan) ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced…
- Copland ‐ United States composer who developed a distinctly American music…