English to English
splice
(spl/aI/s
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noun (n)
- a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together(noun.artifact)Example:
The break was due to an imperfect splice.
source: wordnet30 - joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A junction or joining made by splicing.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- join the ends of(verb.contact)Example:
Splice film.
source: wordnet30 - join together so as to form new genetic combinations(verb.contact)Example:
Splice genes.
source: wordnet30 - join by interweaving strands(verb.contact)Example:
Splice the wires.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(verb)source: webster1913