verb Download 🔗Share To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope. Examples : "The sailor was carefully splicing the frayed ends of the rope together to make it strong again. " nautical sailing technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast. Examples : "The electrician was splicing the wires together to repair the broken circuit. " nautical technical building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To unite in marriage. Examples : "The two families decided to splice their children together in marriage. " family human sex Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To unite as if splicing. Examples : "He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition." technical action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons. Examples : "The cell is splicing the pre-mRNA, carefully removing non-coding sections and connecting the important parts to create the final message. " biology biochemistry process function Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act by which things are spliced. Examples : "The splicing of the garden hose created a watertight seal. " process action technical science technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The point at which two things are spliced. Examples : "The small, visible splicing in the rope showed where it had been repaired after breaking. " part technical process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
