Splice — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together

joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/splˈaɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/splˈaɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/splˈaɪs/

1 syllable Say it as /splˈaɪs/.

Examples

the break was due to an imperfect splice
splice film
The minister married us on Saturday

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wed splicing lap joint tie marry

Parts of Speech

noun	a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together “the break was due to an imperfect splice”
noun	joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
verb	join the ends of “splice film”
verb	perform a marriage ceremony “The minister married us on Saturday”
verb	join together so as to form new genetic combinations “splice genes”
verb	join by interweaving strands “Splice the wires”

Word Forms

splice	verb	join the ends of
splice	noun	a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
splicer	noun	a woodworker who joins pieces of wood with a splice
splicing	noun	a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
marriage	noun	the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
wedding	noun	the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

spleißen

eine Verbindung, an der zwei Dinge (z. B. Papier, Film oder Magnetband) miteinander verbunden wurden

🇫🇷French

épissure

une jonction où deux choses (comme du papier, un film ou une bande magnétique) ont été réunies

🇪🇸Spanish

empalme

Una unión donde dos cosas (como papel, película o cinta magnética) se han unido.

🇮🇹Italian

giunzione

una giunzione in cui due cose (come carta, pellicola o nastro magnetico) sono state unite insieme

🇳🇱Dutch

splitsen

een kruispunt waar twee dingen (zoals papier, film of magneetband) met elkaar zijn verbonden

🇵🇹Portuguese

emendar

uma junção onde duas coisas (como papel, filme ou fita magnética) foram unidas

🇷🇺Russian

сращивание

место соединения двух предметов (например, бумаги, пленки или магнитной ленты)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ब्याह

एक जंक्शन जहां दो चीजें (जैसे कागज या फिल्म या चुंबकीय टेप) एक साथ जुड़ी हुई हैं

🇮🇳Tamil

பிளவு

இரண்டு விஷயங்கள் (காகிதம் அல்லது படம் அல்லது காந்த நாடா) ஒன்றாக இணைக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு சந்திப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

స్ప్లైస్

రెండు వస్తువులు (కాగితం లేదా ఫిల్మ్ లేదా మాగ్నెటిక్ టేప్ వంటివి) కలిసి ఉన్న జంక్షన్

🇮🇳Marathi

स्लाइस

एक जंक्शन जिथे दोन गोष्टी (कागद किंवा फिल्म किंवा चुंबकीय टेप म्हणून) एकत्र जोडल्या गेल्या आहेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાગ

એક જંકશન જ્યાં બે વસ્તુઓ (કાગળ અથવા ફિલ્મ અથવા ચુંબકીય ટેપ તરીકે) એક સાથે જોડાઈ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪ್ಲೈಸ್

ಎರಡು ವಸ್ತುಗಳು (ಕಾಗದ ಅಥವಾ ಫಿಲ್ಮ್ ಅಥವಾ ಮ್ಯಾಗ್ನೆಟಿಕ್ ಟೇಪ್) ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಜಂಕ್ಷನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പ്ലൈസ്

രണ്ട് കാര്യങ്ങൾ (പേപ്പർ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഫിലിം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മാഗ്നറ്റിക് ടേപ്പ് പോലെ) ഒരുമിച്ച് ചേർത്തിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ജംഗ്ഷൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪਲਾਇਸ

ਇੱਕ ਜੰਕਸ਼ਨ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਦੋ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ (ਕਾਗਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਫਿਲਮ ਜਾਂ ਚੁੰਬਕੀ ਟੇਪ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ) ਇਕੱਠੇ ਜੁੜੀਆਂ ਹੋਈਆਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تقسیم

ایک جنکشن جہاں دو چیزیں (جیسے کاغذ یا فلم یا مقناطیسی ٹیپ) آپس میں جوڑ دی گئی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拼接

两个物体（如纸、薄膜或磁带）连接在一起的连接处

🇯🇵Japanese

スプライス

2 つの物（紙、フィルム、磁気テープなど）が結合された接合部

🇰🇷Korean

접착

두 가지(종이, 필름 또는 자기 테이프 등)가 함께 결합된 접합점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mối nối

một điểm nối nơi hai thứ (như giấy hoặc phim hoặc băng từ) được nối với nhau

🇹🇭Thai

ประกบกัน

ทางแยกที่มีสองสิ่ง (เช่น กระดาษ ฟิล์ม หรือเทปแม่เหล็ก) มาต่อกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

sambatan

persimpangan di mana dua benda (seperti kertas atau film atau pita magnetik) telah disatukan

🇵🇭Filipino

dugtungan

isang junction kung saan pinagdugtong ang dalawang bagay (bilang papel o pelikula o magnetic tape).

🇲🇾Malay

sambatan

persimpangan di mana dua benda (sebagai kertas atau filem atau pita magnet) telah dicantumkan bersama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لصق

تقاطع يتم فيه ربط شيئين (مثل الورق أو الفيلم أو الشريط المغناطيسي) معًا

🇮🇷Persian

اتصال

اتصالی که در آن دو چیز (مانند کاغذ یا فیلم یا نوار مغناطیسی) به یکدیگر متصل شده اند

🇹🇷Turkish

birleştirmek

iki şeyin (kağıt, film veya manyetik bant gibi) bir araya getirildiği bir bağlantı noktası

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִחוּי

צומת שבו שני דברים (כמו נייר או סרט או סרט מגנטי) חוברו יחדיו

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The primary meaning of 'splice' is 'a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together'.

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