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- [splahyn]
- /splaɪn/
- /splɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [splahyn]
- /splaɪn/
Definitions of spline word
- noun spline a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat. 1
- noun spline a long, flexible strip of wood or the like, used in drawing curves. 1
- noun spline Machinery. any of a series of uniformly spaced ridges on a shaft, parallel to its axis and fitting inside corresponding grooves in the hub of a gear, etc., to transmit torque. feather key. 1
- noun spline Building Trades. a thin strip of material inserted into the edges of two boards, acoustic tiles, etc., to make a butt joint between them; a feather. 1
- noun spline Mathematics, Engineering. a function that has specified values at a finite number of points and consists of segments of polynomial functions joined smoothly at these points, enabling it to be used for approximation and interpolation of functions. 1
- verb with object spline to provide with a spline or key. 1
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Origin of spline
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
1750-60; orig. East Anglian dial.; perhaps akin to splint; compare Old English splin spindle
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Parts of speech for Spline
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spline popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
spline usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with spline
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- what size spline for window screen?
- what is spline in computer graphics?
- where is your spline?
- what is the spline?
- how to make a spline?
- what does spline mean?
- what size screen spline do i need?
- how to draw an involute spline?
- what size spline do i need?
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