splice
IPA: spɫˈaɪs
noun
- (nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
- (electrical) The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
- (cricket) That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.
- Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.
- (genetics) The process of removing intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then joining together exons.
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.
- (slang) To unite in marriage.
- (figuratively) To unite as if splicing.
- (genetics) To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons.
- (software development) To add, remove and/or replace several array/data elements in one operation.
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Examples of "splice" in Sentences
- It's all in how you splice it.
- Two DNAs are spliced by a researcher.
- The scientist knows how to splice DNA.
- He taught his students how to splice DNA.
- The man used the blender to splice the apple.
- If the timing was accurate, the splice was invisible.
- The music after the stop was spliced in at a later stage.
- Also, the splice can be whipped to protect and strengthen the splice.
- Everyone gathers around, a few catcalls splice through the cool afternoon air.
- The easiest way to make a strong splice is to use a barrel swivel and two Palomar knots.
- Mendacious Being said ... cunt splice is a knot that looks like, you guessed it, a vulva.
- In an unedited RNA molecule, the boundaries between an intron and its two flanking exons are called splice sites.
- The comma splice is also called a comma error, comma blunder, and comma fault, but I find these terms too judgemental.
- Thanks to a splice from the Chinese chestnut it will no longer be susceptible to Dutch elm and will no longer be stunted.
- This splice is not, however, very strong, and is only used when there is not time to make a long splice, which is much the best.
- When once the splice is made from the great cable-ship to the English shore end -- an operation which will consume about five hours -- the work of laying the cable will begin.
- SPLYCE: I picked the name, actually, by just using the definition out of a dictionary for the word "splice," which is "to combine two elements together to create one final product," which is what I do with the two turntables, and I create my mixes.