splice
To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the…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.
» Could you splice these two pieces of rope together for me?
Meaning
6 sensesTo 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.
spleißen
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.
(slang)To unite in marriage.
perform a marriage ceremony
(figuratively)To unite as if splicing.
He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition.
To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons.
To add, remove and/or replace several array/data elements in one operation.
Examples
6 sentencesCould you splice these two pieces of rope together for me?
It's hard to splice the two fragments together.
Важко склеїти два фрагменти разом. — Ahha
ruСложно склеить два фрагмента вместе. — astru
Some people see avoiding comma splices as unnatural.
deManche finden es unnatürlich, es partout zu vermeiden, Hauptsätze einfach nur mit Kommas aneinanderzureihen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tatoeba has no statute of limitations on adding sentences with comma splices.
deBei Tatoeba verjährt es nicht, wenn man statt eines Punktes ein Komma setzt! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Word splicing is funny.
ruВордмикс — это забавно. — Ooneykcall
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Circa 1525, borrowed from Middle Dutch splissen (Modern Dutch splitsen); akin to Middle DuCirca 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.
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Forms
splices, splicing, spliced, splicedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle