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splicing

splice
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [splahys]
    • /splaɪs/
    • /splaɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [splahys]
    • /splaɪs/

Definitions of splicing word

  • verb with object splicing to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands. 1
  • verb with object splicing to unite (timbers, spars, or the like) by overlapping and binding their ends. 1
  • verb with object splicing to unite (film, magnetic tape, or the like) by butting and cementing. 1
  • verb with object splicing to join or unite. 1
  • verb with object splicing Genetics. to join (segments of DNA or RNA) together. 1
  • verb with object splicing Informal. to unite in marriage: They'll be spliced in June. 1
See all 11 definitions of splicing

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Origin of splicing

First appearance:

before 1515
One of the 27% oldest English words
1515-25; < earlier Dutch splissen (now splitsen)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Splicing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Splicing

splicing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

splicing usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for splicing

noun splicing

Just one Synonym for splicing

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Related words

  • splice

    to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands.

  • edit

    to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.

  • electronic editing

    editing of a sound or vision tape recording by electronic rerecording rather than by physical cutting

  • gene splicing

    recombinant DNA technology.

  • gene transfer

    Biotechnology. the insertion of copies of a gene into living cells in order to induce synthesis of the gene's product: the desired gene may be microinjected directly into the cell or it may be inserted into the core of a virus by gene splicing and the virus allowed to infect the cell for replication of the gene in the cell's DNA.

  • marlinespike

    a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
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