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splice

splice
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [splahys]
    • /splaɪs/
    • /splaɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [splahys]
    • /splaɪs/

Definitions of splice word

  • verb with object splice to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands. 1
  • verb with object splice to unite (timbers, spars, or the like) by overlapping and binding their ends. 1
  • verb with object splice to unite (film, magnetic tape, or the like) by butting and cementing. 1
  • verb with object splice to join or unite. 1
  • verb with object splice Genetics. to join (segments of DNA or RNA) together. 1
  • verb with object splice Informal. to unite in marriage: They'll be spliced in June. 1
See all 29 definitions of splice

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Origin of splice

First appearance:

before 1515
One of the 27% oldest English words
1515-25; < earlier Dutch splissen (now splitsen)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Splice

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Splice

splice popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for splice

verb splice

  • agglutinate — to adhere or cause to adhere, as with glue
  • bracketed — a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
  • bracketing — a set of brackets
  • cinched — a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
  • cinching — a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.

noun splice

  • brace — If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
  • cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
  • collocation — In linguistics, collocation is the way that some words occur regularly whenever another word is used.
  • conjuncture — a combination of events, esp a critical one
  • connectives — serving or tending to connect: connective remarks between chapters.
All 57 Synonyms of splice

Antonyms for splice

verb splice

  • disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
  • hack — to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
All 2 Antonyms of splice

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Related words

  • long splice

    a splice for forming a united rope narrow enough to pass through a block, made by unlaying the ends of two ropes for a considerable distance, overlapping the strands so as to make pairs of one strand from each rope, unlaying one of each pair, twisting the other strand into its place in the united rope, and tucking the yarns of the unlaid strand separately into place.

  • short splice

    a splice used when an increased thickness of the united rope is not objectionable, made by unlaying the rope ends a certain distance, uniting them so that their strands overlap, then tucking each alternately over and under others several times.

  • eye splice

    an eye formed in a rope by splicing the end into its standing part

  • squared splice

    square splice.

  • backsplice

    a knot for finishing a rope end neatly, beginning with a crown and proceeding in a series of tucks, each strand over the first adjoining strand and under the next, the strands being split in half at each tuck.

  • comma fault

    the use of a comma, rather than a semicolon, colon, or period, to separate related main clauses in the absence of a coordinating conjunction: often considered to be incorrect or undesirable, especially in formal writing.
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