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spline

We found 14 definitions of spline from 6 different sources.

What does spline mean?

Noun Plural: splines
spline - a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines
spline - a thin strip (wood or metal)
		slat
		strip a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone"
		venetian blind a window blind made of horizontal strips that overlap when closed
		lath a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
		louver, louvre, fin one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
		splat a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair

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spline (Noun)
A rectangular piece that fits grooves like key seats in a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the other, both must revolve together.
spline (Noun)
A flexible strip of metal or other material, that may be bent into a curve and used in a similar manner to a ruler to draw smooth curves between points.
spline (Noun)
Any of a number of smooth curves used to join points.
spline (Noun)
A strip of wood or other material inserted into grooves in each of two pieces of wood to provide additional surface for gluing.
spline (Verb)
To smooth a curve or surface by means of a spline.
spline (Verb)
To fit with a spline.
spline (Verb)
To fasten to or together with a spline.

spline (n.)
A rectangular piece fitting grooves like key seats in a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the other, both must revolve together; a feather; also, sometimes, a groove to receive such a rectangular piece.
spline (n.)
A long, flexble piece of wood sometimes used as a ruler.

spline
splīn, n. in machines, the slot to receive a feather, the feather itself: a long flexible strip of wood or rubber used by draftsmen in laying out railway-curves, &c.—v.t. to fit with a spline