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splice splice definition

splice


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  splice 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  splice 
 
  Sense  4 
  splice 
  =>  piece 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  splice 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  splice 
 
  Sense  4 
  splice 
  =>  piece 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  splice 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  splice 
 
  4  senses  of  splice 
 
  Sense  1 
  splice 
  =>  join  conjoin 
 
  Sense  2 
  marry,  wed,  tie,  splice 
  =>  officiate 
 
  Sense  3 
  splice 
  =>  join  conjoin 
 
  Sense  4 
  splice 
  =>  intertwine,  twine,  entwine,  enlace,  interlace,  lace 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  splice 
 
  splice  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  splice 
 
  Sense  1 
  splice 
  =>  join  conjoin 
 
  Sense  3 
  splice 
  =>  join  conjoin 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  marry,  wed,  tie,  splice 
  =>  officiate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  splice 
  =>  intertwine,  twine,  entwine,  enlace,  interlace,  lace 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  splice 
  splice 
  splicer 
 
  Overview  of  noun  splice 
 
  The  noun  splice  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  splice,  splicing  --  (a  junction  where  two  things  (as  paper  or  film  or  magnetic  tape)  have  been  joined  together;  "the  break  was  due  to  an  imperfect  splice") 
  2.  lap  joint,  splice  --  (joint  made  by  overlapping  two  ends  and  joining  them  together) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  splice 
 
  The  verb  splice  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  splice  --  (join  the  ends  of  "splice  film") 
  2.  marry,  wed,  tie,  splice  --  (perform  a  marriage  ceremony;  "The  minister  married  us  on  Saturday";  "We  were  wed  the  following  week";  "The  couple  got  spliced  on  Hawaii") 
  3.  splice  --  (join  together  so  as  to  form  new  genetic  combinations;  "splice  genes") 
  4.  splice  --  (join  by  interweaving  strands;  "Splice  the  wires") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  splice 
 
  The  noun  splice  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  splice,  splicing  --  (a  junction  where  two  things  (as  paper  or  film  or  magnetic  tape)  have  been  joined  together;  "the  break  was  due  to  an  imperfect  splice") 
  2.  lap  joint,  splice  --  (joint  made  by  overlapping  two  ends  and  joining  them  together) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  splice 
 
  The  verb  splice  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  splice  --  (join  the  ends  of  "splice  film") 
  2.  marry,  wed,  tie,  splice  --  (perform  a  marriage  ceremony;  "The  minister  married  us  on  Saturday";  "We  were  wed  the  following  week";  "The  couple  got  spliced  on  Hawaii") 
  3.  splice  --  (join  together  so  as  to  form  new  genetic  combinations;  "splice  genes") 
  4.  splice  --  (join  by  interweaving  strands;  "Splice  the  wires") 



splice definition