splice : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: splice	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for splice
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
splice n a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice" Synonym(s): splice, splicing joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together Synonym(s): lap joint, splice v join the ends of; "splice film" perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" Synonym(s): marry, wed, tie, splice join together so as to form new genetic combinations; "splice genes" join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Splice \Splice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spliced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Splicing}.] [D. splitsen, splitten; akin to G. splissen, Sw. splissa, Dan. splisse, and E. split; -- from the dividing or splitting the ends into separate strands. See {Split}, v. t.] 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. To unite in marrige. [Slang] {Splice grafting}.ee under {Grafting}. {To splice the main brace} (Naut.), to give out, or drink, an extra allowance of spirits on occasion of special exposure to wet or cold, or to severe fatigue; hence, to take a dram.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Splice \Splice\, n. A junction or joining made by splicing.