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- Dictionarysplice/splʌɪs/
verb
- 1. join or connect (a rope or ropes) by interweaving the strands at the ends: "we learned how to weave and splice ropes"
noun
- 1. a join consisting of two ropes, pieces of tape or timber, etc. joined together at the ends: "so smooth is the splice that you can't see the join"
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SPLICE definition: 1. to join two pieces of rope, film, etc. together at their ends in order to form one long piece…. Learn more.
noun. 1. : a joining or joint made by splicing something. 2. : marriage, wedding. Illustration of splice. splice 1. Examples of splice in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Verb. Diaz said his cooking is influenced by his love for DJing, a musical act that splices together influences from different sources to make something unique.
As noun and verb, splice refers to the overlapping or interweaving of two ends of something to create the strongest possible attachment. The earliest records of the word splice are from the early 16th century, when it was borrowed from the Middle Dutch verb splissen, used by sailors for joining ropes end to end by interweaving their strands.
splice in British English. (splaɪs ) verb (transitive) 1. to join (two ropes) by intertwining the strands. 2. to join up the trimmed ends of (two pieces of wire, film, magnetic tape, etc) with solder or an adhesive material. 3. to join (timbers) by overlapping and binding or bolting the ends together.
To join together genes or gene fragments or insert them into a cell or other structure, such as a virus, by means of enzymes. In genetic engineering, scientists splice together genetic material to produce new genes or to alter a genetic structure.
splice. (splaɪs) vb (tr) 1. to join (two ropes) by intertwining the strands. 2. to join up the trimmed ends of (two pieces of wire, film, magnetic tape, etc) with solder or an adhesive material. 3. (Forestry) to join (timbers) by overlapping and binding or bolting the ends together.
SPLICE meaning: 1. to join two pieces of rope, film, etc. together at their ends in order to form one long piece…. Learn more.
Definitions of 'splice'. 1. If you splice two pieces of rope, film, or tape together, you join them neatly at the ends so that they make one continuous piece. [...] 2. When two people get spliced, they get married. [informal, old-fashioned] [...] More.
Definition of splice verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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