noun
Meaning 1
A long, thin piece of metal or wood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
spline
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Pronunciation
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/ˈsplaɪ̯n/
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[ˈsplaɪ̯n]
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rhymes with -aɪn
noun
Meaning 2
A strip of wood or other material inserted into grooves in each of two pieces of wood to provide additional surface for gluing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, business, carpentry, construction, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle, manufacturing, woodworking
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noun
Meaning 3
A flexible strip of metal or other material, that may be bent into a curve and used in a similar manner to a ruler to draw smooth curves between points.
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noun
Meaning 4
Any of a number of smooth curves used to join points.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
A ridge or tooth on a drive shaft that meshes with a corresponding groove in a mating piece and transfers torque to it, maintaining the angular correspondence between the pieces; either the ridge or the groove, as part of a set of both (splines); the whole set of ridges and grooves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 6
A rectangular piece that fits grooves like key seats in a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the other, both must revolve together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: feather
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: feather
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verb
Meaning 7
To smooth (a curve or surface) by means of a spline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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verb
Meaning 8
To fit with a spline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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verb
Meaning 9
To fasten to or together with a spline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 10
a thin strip (wood or metal)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: strip
Narrower terms: lath, louver, louvre, fin, splat, stave, lag
noun
Meaning 11
a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: strip
History
Etymology
Mid-1700s East Anglian dialect. Origin uncertain but perhaps from Old Danish splind or North Frisian splinj and ultimately related to the root of splinter.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: шпонка (šponka) — rectangular piece
- Finnish: liuska — rectangular piece
- French: clavette — rectangular piece
- French: cannelure — rectangular piece
- Italian: cuneo — rectangular piece
- Italian: chiavetta — rectangular piece
- Bulgarian: кривка (krivka) — flexible strip used in a similar manner to a ruler
- Finnish: käyräviivain — flexible strip used in a similar manner to a ruler
- French: cerce — flexible strip used in a similar manner to a ruler
- German: Straklatte — flexible strip used in a similar manner to a ruler
- Norwegian: rilinjal — flexible strip used in a similar manner to a ruler
- Portuguese: régua-cobra — flexible strip used in a similar manner to a ruler
- Portuguese: régua flexível — flexible strip used in a similar manner to a ruler
- Russian: спла́йн (splájn) — flexible strip used in a similar manner to a ruler
- Bulgarian: сплайн (splajn) — smooth mathematical curve
- Bulgarian: изглаждаща функция (izglaždašta funkcija) — smooth mathematical curve
- Finnish: splini — smooth mathematical curve
- French: spline — smooth mathematical curve
- German: Spline — smooth mathematical curve
- German: Polynomzug — smooth mathematical curve
- Norwegian: rikurve — smooth mathematical curve
- Norwegian: rifunksjon — smooth mathematical curve
- Portuguese: spline — smooth mathematical curve
- Russian: спла́йн (splájn) — smooth mathematical curve
- Swedish: spline — smooth mathematical curve
- Swedish: rifunktion — smooth mathematical curve
- Swedish: ri-funktion — smooth mathematical curve
- Finnish: liuska — strip of wood used in joining wooden parts
- French: languette — strip of wood used in joining wooden parts
- Italian: linguetta — strip of wood used in joining wooden parts
- Portuguese: chaveta — strip of wood used in joining wooden parts
- Portuguese: cunha — strip of wood used in joining wooden parts
- Russian: шпо́нка (špónka) — strip of wood used in joining wooden parts
- Finnish: ura — teeth on a drive shaft
- Finnish: spoori — teeth on a drive shaft
- Finnish: poori — teeth on a drive shaft
- Māori: raumoa — teeth on a drive shaft
- Norwegian Bokmål: boss — teeth on a drive shaft
- Portuguese: estria — teeth on a drive shaft
- Spanish: cresta — teeth on a drive shaft
- Spanish: diente — teeth on a drive shaft
- Spanish: acanaladura — teeth on a drive shaft
- Spanish: surco — teeth on a drive shaft
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