splice
🇺🇸
/splaɪs/
🇬🇧
/splaɪs/
verb
R
to connect two pieces of rope by twisting them together
In order to repair the net, the fisherman had to splice together its broken ropes.
R
to connect two pieces of film, tape, etc. by sticking them together
To ensure the movie played smoothly, the editor had to carefully splice the damaged sections of the film.
noun
R
the point where two pieces of film, tape, rope, etc. have been joined
You can barely see the splice where the two ends of the rope were joined.
translation
to connect two pieces of rope by twisting them together; to connect two pieces of film, tape, etc. by sticking them together
the point where two pieces of film, tape, rope, etc. have been joined
Word Forms
3rd Present
splices
Progressive
splicing
Past
spliced
Perfect
spliced
Plural
splices