Splice
WordNet
noun
(1) Joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
(2) A junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
"The break was due to an imperfect splice"
verb
(3) Join by interweaving strands
"Splice the wires"
(4) Join together so as to form new genetic combinations
"Splice genes"
(5) Join the ends of
"Splice film"
(6) Perform a marriage ceremony
"The minister married us on Saturday"
"We were wed the following week"
"The couple got spliced on Hawaii"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
- The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
- That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.
- Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.
Verb
- 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.
- 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.
- To unite in marriage.
- To unite as if splicing.
- He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition.