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splice
[splahys]
verb, spliced, splic⋅ing, noun –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands. |
| 2. | to unite (timbers, spars, or the like) by overlapping and binding their ends. |
| 3. | to unite (film, magnetic tape, or the like) by butting and cementing. |
| 4. | to join or unite. |
| 5. | Genetics. to join (segments of DNA or RNA) together. |
| 6. | Informal. to unite in marriage: They'll be spliced in June. |
–noun
—Idiom| 7. | a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing. |
| 8. | the union or junction made by splicing. |
| 9. | a joining or junction of two pieces of timber, spar, etc., by overlapping and fastening the ends. |
| 10. | a joining of film, electromagnetic tape, or the like. |
| 11. | splice the main brace, Nautical.
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Origin:
1515–25; < earlier D splissen (now splitsen)
1515–25; < earlier D splissen (now splitsen)

Related forms:
splice⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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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.Splice
Splice\, n. A junction or joining made by splicing.
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splice (v.)
1524, originally a sailors' word, from M.Du. splissen "to splice," ult. from PIE *(s)plei- "to split, splice" (see flint). The Du. word was borrowed in Fr. as épisser. Used of motion picture film from 1912; of DNA from 1975.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: splice
Pronunciation: 'splIs
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: spliced; splic·ing
: to combine or insert (asgenes) by genetic engineering
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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| splice (splīs) Pronunciation Key
To join together genes or gene fragments or insert them into a cell or other structure, such as a virus, by means of enzymes. In genetic engineering, scientists splice together genetic material to produce new genes or to alter a genetic structure. In messenger RNA, the introns are removed, and exons are spliced together to yield the final messenger RNA that is translated. See also exon, intron. |
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splice
permanent joining of two ropes by interweaving their strands. In the short splice the strands of each rope are unlayed (untwisted), interwoven, and tucked into the lay (twist) of the other rope. For neatness the strands are usually trimmed down before the final tuck is made.
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