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spline


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spline  \Spline\,  n. 
  1.  A  rectangular  piece  fitting  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;  a  feather;  also 
  sometimes  a  groove  to  receive  such  a  rectangular  piece. 
 
  2.  A  long,  flexble  piece  of  wood  sometimes  used  as  a  ruler. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  spline 
  n  1:  a  flexible  strip  (wood  or  rubber)  used  in  drawing  curved 
  lines 
  2:  a  thin  strip  (wood  or  metal)  [syn:  {slat}] 




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