"spline" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /splaɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spline.wav Forms: splines [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪn 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. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|gmq-oda|splind}} Old Danish splind, {{uder|en|frr|splinj}} North Frisian splinj Head templates: {{en-noun}} spline (plural splines)
  1. A long, thin piece of metal or wood.
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  2. (woodworking) A strip of wood or other material inserted into grooves in each of two pieces of wood to provide additional surface for gluing. Coordinate_terms: biscuit, dowel, glue strip, finger joint Translations (strip of wood used in joining wooden parts): liuska (Finnish), languette [feminine] (French), linguetta [feminine] (Italian), chaveta [feminine] (Portuguese), cunha [feminine] (Portuguese), шпо́нка (špónka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-spline-en-noun-JF4lmra8 Categories (other): Woodworking, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 2 10 6 18 18 16 6 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 3 11 9 28 25 23 Topics: arts, business, carpentry, construction, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle, manufacturing, woodworking Disambiguation of 'strip of wood used in joining wooden parts': 7 32 25 18 12 6
  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. Translations (flexible strip used in a similar manner to a ruler): кривка (krivka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), käyräviivain (Finnish), cerce [feminine] (French), Straklatte [feminine] (German), rilinjal [masculine] (Norwegian), régua-cobra [feminine] (Portuguese), régua flexível [feminine] (Portuguese), спла́йн (splájn) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-spline-en-noun-7VQPexqF Categories (other): Terms with Māori translations Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 2 9 11 29 23 26 Disambiguation of 'flexible strip used in a similar manner to a ruler': 0 8 64 14 8 6
  4. (mathematics, computing) Any of a number of smooth curves used to join points. Translations (smooth mathematical curve): сплайн (splajn) [masculine] (Bulgarian), изглаждаща функция (izglaždašta funkcija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), splini (Finnish), spline [feminine] (French), Spline (German), Polynomzug [masculine] (German), rikurve [masculine] (Norwegian), rifunksjon [masculine] (Norwegian), spline [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), спла́йн (splájn) [masculine] (Russian), spline [common-gender] (Swedish), rifunktion [common-gender] (Swedish), ri-funktion [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-spline-en-noun-W7ZGurTB Categories (other): Computing, Curves, Mathematics, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 6 3 20 22 15 9 7 17 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 1 5 5 20 17 14 13 9 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 2 2 21 25 18 6 6 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 5 21 23 18 6 5 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 2 10 6 18 18 16 6 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 2 7 6 19 18 16 6 5 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 8 5 18 16 15 7 7 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 1 6 5 19 18 16 6 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 2 9 11 29 23 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 3 11 9 28 25 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 2 7 6 19 18 16 6 5 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 6 5 19 18 16 6 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 9 7 29 28 26 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'smooth mathematical curve': 0 2 39 55 2 2
  5. (mechanics) 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. Wikidata QID: Q581809 Translations (teeth on a drive shaft): ura (Finnish), spoori (Finnish), poori (Finnish), raumoa (Māori), boss [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), estria [feminine] (Portuguese), cresta [feminine] (Spanish), diente [masculine] (Spanish), acanaladura (english: groove) [feminine] (Spanish), surco (english: groove) [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-spline-en-noun-en:Q581809 Categories (other): Mechanics, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 6 3 20 22 15 9 7 17 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 1 5 5 20 17 14 13 9 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 2 2 21 25 18 6 6 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 5 21 23 18 6 5 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 2 10 6 18 18 16 6 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 2 7 6 19 18 16 6 5 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 8 5 18 16 15 7 7 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 1 6 5 19 18 16 6 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 2 9 11 29 23 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 3 11 9 28 25 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 2 7 6 19 18 16 6 5 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 6 5 19 18 16 6 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 9 7 29 28 26 Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'teeth on a drive shaft': 0 3 2 13 67 15
  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. Synonyms: feather Coordinate_terms: key Translations (rectangular piece): шпонка (šponka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), liuska (Finnish), clavette [feminine] (French), cannelure [feminine] (French), cuneo [masculine] (Italian), chiavetta [feminine] (Italian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: basis spline, B-spline, Catmull-Rom spline, cubic spline, Kochanek-Bartels spline, splinal, splined, splineway

Verb

IPA: /splaɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spline.wav Forms: splines [present, singular, third-person], splining [participle, present], splined [participle, past], splined [past]
Rhymes: -aɪn 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. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|gmq-oda|splind}} Old Danish splind, {{uder|en|frr|splinj}} North Frisian splinj Head templates: {{en-verb}} spline (third-person singular simple present splines, present participle splining, simple past and past participle splined)
  1. (mathematics, computing) To smooth (a curve or surface) by means of a spline.
    Sense id: en-spline-en-verb-EbT3suFs Categories (other): Computing, Mathematics, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 1 5 5 20 17 14 13 9 15 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (engineering) To fit with a spline.
    Sense id: en-spline-en-verb-6BV8hhnC Categories (other): Engineering Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (engineering) To fasten to or together with a spline.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: French curve

Inflected forms

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      ],
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        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/splaɪn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spline.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c5/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spline.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spline.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c5/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spline.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spline.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spline"
}

Download raw JSONL data for spline meaning in English (16.1kB)

{
  "called_from": "page/2530",
  "msg": "skipping string in the middle of translations: </table></div></div>\n\n",
  "path": [
    "spline"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "spline",
  "trace": ""
}

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