Noun: splice splIs
- Joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
"The carpenter used a splice to connect the two pieces of wood";
- lap joint
- A junction where two things (as paper, film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
"the break was due to an imperfect splice";
- splicing
- Join the ends of
"splice film"
- Join by interweaving strands
"Splice the wires"
- Join together so as to form new genetic combinations
"splice genes"
- [informal] Perform a marriage ceremony
"The couple got spliced on Hawaii";
- marry, wed, tie
Derived forms: spliced, splices, splicing
Type of: conjoin [formal], conjunction, enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, interwind, intwine [archaic], join, joint, junction, lace, officiate, twine
Encyclopedia: Splice