Meaning

3 senses

  1. To smooth (a curve or surface) by means of a spline.

  2. To fit with a spline.

  3. To fasten to or together with a spline.

Origin

Mid-1700s East Anglian dialect. Origin uncertain but perhaps from Old Danish splind or Nor

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.

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Forms

splines, splining, splined, splined
Base formspline · to spline
3rd person singularsplines
Present participlesplining
Past simplesplined
Past participlesplined

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyspline
he, she, itsplines

Past simpleLesson

all personssplined

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave splined
he, she, ithas splined

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill spline

Word family

1 related words
Derivedsplining machine

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
splendorsplendoursplicesplintsplinterC2

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