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- Dictionarysplice/splʌɪs/
verb
- 1. join or connect (a rope or ropes) by interweaving the strands at the ends: "we learned how to weave and splice ropes"
noun
- 1. a join consisting of two ropes, pieces of tape or timber, etc. joined together at the ends: "so smooth is the splice that you can't see the join"
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SPLICE definition: 1. to join two pieces of rope, film, etc. together at their ends in order to form one long piece…. Learn more.
The meaning of SPLICE is to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands. How to use splice in a sentence.
If you splice two pieces of rope, film, or tape together, you join them neatly at the ends so that they make one continuous piece.
SPLICE meaning: 1. to join two pieces of rope, film, etc. together at their ends in order to form one long piece…. Learn more.
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.
As noun and verb, splice refers to the overlapping or interweaving of two ends of something to create the strongest possible attachment. The earliest records of the word splice are from the early 16th century, when it was borrowed from the Middle Dutch verb splissen, used by sailors for joining ropes end to end by interweaving their strands.
splice. ( splaɪs) vb ( tr) 1. to join (two ropes) by intertwining the strands. 2. to join up the trimmed ends of (two pieces of wire, film, magnetic tape, etc) with solder or an adhesive material. 3. (Forestry) to join (timbers) by overlapping and binding or bolting the ends together.
