"splice" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /splaɪs/ [UK] Audio: en-au-splice.ogg [Australia] Forms: splices [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪs Etymology: Circa 1525, borrowed from Middle Dutch splissen (Modern Dutch splitsen); akin to Middle Dutch splitten (“to split”), German spleißen (“to split, splice”), Spliss (“split ends, hair breakage”), French épisser (also from Dutch). The Dutch word originally referred only to the fraying of the ropes' ends but was then also used for the entire process of fraying and retying; hence the peculiar semantic development from “split” to “join”. The same development occurred in German. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|dum|splissen}} Middle Dutch splissen, {{cog|nl|splitsen}} Dutch splitsen, {{m|dum|splitten|t=to split}} splitten (“to split”), {{cog|de|spleißen|t=to split, splice}} German spleißen (“to split, splice”), {{m|de|Spliss|t=split ends, hair breakage}} Spliss (“split ends, hair breakage”), {{cog|fr|épisser}} French épisser, {{q|also from Dutch}} (also from Dutch) Head templates: {{en-noun}} splice (plural splices)
  1. (nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (junction or joining of ropes): ялғау (yalğaw) (Bashkir), снадка (snadka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), сплитане (splitane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), enllaç [masculine] (Catalan), spoj [masculine] (Czech), pujos (Finnish), pleissi (Finnish), épissure [feminine] (French), Verbindung [feminine] (German), пре́плет (préplet) [masculine] (Macedonian), rangitāmiro (Maori), êpisseuse [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), spleis [masculine] (Norwegian), دیكیش (dikiş) (Ottoman Turkish), сращивание (sraščivanije) [neuter] (Russian), сплесень (splesenʹ) [masculine] [nautical, transport] (Russian), свя́зывание (svjázyvanije) (Russian), splits [common-gender] (Swedish), ek yeri (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-splice-en-noun-4hBWdPbN Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'junction or joining of ropes': 60 1 2 28 9
  2. (electrical) The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable. Translations (electrical and mechanical connection between wires): ялғау (yalğaw) (Bashkir), свързване (svǎrzvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), enllaç [masculine] (Catalan), spoj [masculine] (Czech), propojení [neuter] (Czech), spojení [neuter] (Czech), empalme [masculine] (Spanish), förbindning [common-gender] (Swedish), fog [common-gender] (Swedish), kontakt [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-splice-en-noun-Q8fX1-PE Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 10 5 3 21 3 7 2 2 23 20 Topics: business, electrical, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'electrical and mechanical connection between wires': 2 87 1 3 6
  3. (cricket) That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-splice-en-noun-JdgPSBZi Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.
    Sense id: en-splice-en-noun-mGd5Yuo~
  5. (genetics) The process of removing intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then joining together exons. Categories (topical): Genetics, Knots
    Sense id: en-splice-en-noun-O3REauoc Disambiguation of Knots: 7 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 8 3 19 2 7 2 2 21 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 10 5 3 21 3 7 2 2 23 20 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /splaɪs/ [UK] Audio: en-au-splice.ogg [Australia] Forms: splices [present, singular, third-person], splicing [participle, present], spliced [participle, past], spliced [past]
Rhymes: -aɪs Etymology: Circa 1525, borrowed from Middle Dutch splissen (Modern Dutch splitsen); akin to Middle Dutch splitten (“to split”), German spleißen (“to split, splice”), Spliss (“split ends, hair breakage”), French épisser (also from Dutch). The Dutch word originally referred only to the fraying of the ropes' ends but was then also used for the entire process of fraying and retying; hence the peculiar semantic development from “split” to “join”. The same development occurred in German. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|dum|splissen}} Middle Dutch splissen, {{cog|nl|splitsen}} Dutch splitsen, {{m|dum|splitten|t=to split}} splitten (“to split”), {{cog|de|spleißen|t=to split, splice}} German spleißen (“to split, splice”), {{m|de|Spliss|t=split ends, hair breakage}} Spliss (“split ends, hair breakage”), {{cog|fr|épisser}} French épisser, {{q|also from Dutch}} (also from Dutch) Head templates: {{en-verb}} splice (third-person singular simple present splices, present participle splicing, simple past and past participle spliced)
  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. Categories (topical): Knots Translations (to unite ropes by interweaving the strands): ялғау (yalğaw) (Bashkir), снаждам (snaždam) (Bulgarian), сплитам (splitam) (Bulgarian), empalmar (Catalan), entollar (Catalan), splést [perfective] (Czech), splétat [imperfective] (Czech), pujoa (Finnish), pleissata (Finnish), spleißen (German), преплетува (prepletuva) (Macedonian), rangitāmiro (Maori), uhono (Maori), spleise (Norwegian), empalmar (Spanish), splitsa (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-splice-en-verb-Ds570IXD Disambiguation of Knots: 7 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 Disambiguation of 'to unite ropes by interweaving the strands': 37 20 19 18 2 3
  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. Categories (topical): Knots Translations (to unite by lapping two ends together): ялғау (yalğaw) (Bashkir), съединявам със застъпване (sǎedinjavam sǎs zastǎpvane) (Bulgarian), empalmar (Catalan), spojit [perfective] (Czech), spojovat [imperfective] (Czech), liittää (Finnish), uhono (Maori), emendar (Portuguese), empalmar (Spanish), foga (Swedish), sammanfoga (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-splice-en-verb-hJP0q8cG Disambiguation of Knots: 7 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 Disambiguation of 'to unite by lapping two ends together': 23 35 16 16 5 5
  3. (slang) To unite in marriage. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Knots
    Sense id: en-splice-en-verb-SJicHib8 Disambiguation of Knots: 7 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 11 11 11
  4. (figuratively) To unite as if splicing. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Knots Translations (to unite as if splicing): ялғау (yalğaw) (Bashkir), propojit [perfective] (Czech), propojovat [imperfective] (Czech), liittää (Finnish), препле́тува (preplétuva) (Macedonian), misturar (Portuguese), förbinda (Swedish), sammanfoga (Swedish), förena (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-splice-en-verb-OuxgFJD5 Disambiguation of Knots: 7 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 Disambiguation of 'to unite as if splicing': 12 12 11 61 1 2
  5. (genetics) To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons. Categories (topical): Genetics, Knots Translations (genetics): empalmar (Catalan), épisser (French), empalmar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-splice-en-verb-zIORowl1 Disambiguation of Knots: 7 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 8 3 19 2 7 2 2 21 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 10 5 3 21 3 7 2 2 23 20 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'genetics': 2 3 1 1 82 10
  6. (software engineering) To add, remove and/or replace several array/data elements in one operation. Categories (topical): Software engineering, Knots
    Sense id: en-splice-en-verb-4xkc-WKB Disambiguation of Knots: 7 6 6 8 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 8 3 19 2 7 2 2 21 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 10 5 3 21 3 7 2 2 23 20 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: splice the mainbrace

Inflected forms

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        "A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together."
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        "(nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together."
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        "(electrical) The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable."
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        "business",
        "electrical",
        "electrical-engineering",
        "electricity",
        "electromagnetism",
        "energy",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
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        "That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade."
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        "(cricket) That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade."
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        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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      "glosses": [
        "Bonding or joining of overlapping materials."
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      "sense": "junction or joining of ropes",
      "word": "pujos"
    },
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      "word": "pleissi"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "junction or joining of ropes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пре́плет"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "junction or joining of ropes",
      "word": "rangitāmiro"
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      "code": "nrf",
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "junction or joining of ropes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "dikiş",
      "sense": "junction or joining of ropes",
      "word": "دیكیش"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "sraščivanije",
      "sense": "junction or joining of ropes",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сращивание"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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        "transport"
      ],
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "junction or joining of ropes",
      "word": "свя́зывание"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "junction or joining of ropes",
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "junction or joining of ropes",
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      "code": "ba",
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      "roman": "yalğaw",
      "sense": "electrical and mechanical connection between wires",
      "word": "ялғау"
    },
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      "sense": "electrical and mechanical connection between wires",
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      "sense": "electrical and mechanical connection between wires",
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
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      "code": "sv",
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  ],
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}

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        "To unite in marriage."
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        "sciences"
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      "sense": "to unite ropes by interweaving the strands",
      "word": "ялғау"
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      "sense": "to unite ropes by interweaving the strands",
      "word": "сплитам"
    },
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      "sense": "to unite ropes by interweaving the strands",
      "word": "empalmar"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "to unite ropes by interweaving the strands",
      "word": "entollar"
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      "sense": "to unite ropes by interweaving the strands",
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to unite ropes by interweaving the strands",
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      "sense": "to unite ropes by interweaving the strands",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to unite ropes by interweaving the strands",
      "word": "pleissata"
    },
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      "sense": "to unite ropes by interweaving the strands",
      "word": "spleißen"
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      "sense": "to unite ropes by interweaving the strands",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to unite ropes by interweaving the strands",
      "word": "rangitāmiro"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to unite ropes by interweaving the strands",
      "word": "uhono"
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      "sense": "to unite ropes by interweaving the strands",
      "word": "spleise"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to unite ropes by interweaving the strands",
      "word": "empalmar"
    },
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      "sense": "to unite ropes by interweaving the strands",
      "word": "splitsa"
    },
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      "code": "ba",
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      "sense": "to unite by lapping two ends together",
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      "roman": "sǎedinjavam sǎs zastǎpvane",
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      "word": "съединявам със застъпване"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to unite by lapping two ends together",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "spojovat"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to unite by lapping two ends together",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to unite by lapping two ends together",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "to unite by lapping two ends together",
      "word": "emendar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to unite by lapping two ends together",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "to unite by lapping two ends together",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
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      "sense": "to unite as if splicing",
      "word": "ялғау"
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      "sense": "to unite as if splicing",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to unite as if splicing",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to unite as if splicing",
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      "roman": "preplétuva",
      "sense": "to unite as if splicing",
      "word": "препле́тува"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to unite as if splicing",
      "word": "misturar"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to unite as if splicing",
      "word": "förbinda"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "to unite as if splicing",
      "word": "sammanfoga"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "to unite as if splicing",
      "word": "förena"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "genetics",
      "word": "empalmar"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "genetics",
      "word": "épisser"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "genetics",
      "word": "empalmar"
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}

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