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To permanently fasten two string-like objects together such as copper wires, optical fibers or magnetic tape. See mechanical splice and fusion splice.

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v

Definition: join, interweave
Antonyms: divide, separate, sever

v.join or connect (a rope or ropes) by interweaving the strand.

n.

a union of two ropes, pieces of timber, or similar materials spliced together at the ends.

splice the main brace Brit. & historical (in the navy) serve out an extra tot of rum.

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To connect, unite, or join two similar members, columns, pieces, wires, etc., usually in a straight line, by fastening lapped ends by means of mechanical end connectors, by welding, etc.

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→ verb the ropes are spliced together interweave, braid, plait, entwine, intertwine, interlace, knit, mesh; Nautical marry.

verb intr
verb intr

To get married. (1874 —) .
T. Heald If the old flapper spliced with the colonel she stood to lose a million dollars (1981).

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1. (of DNA) the covalent linkage, by the action of a DNA ligase (EC 6.5.1.1, requires ATP, or EC 6.5.1.2, requires NAD⁺), of two fragments of duplex DNA at complementary single-stranded terminations.
2. (of RNA) the enzymic process in eukaryotic cells by which introns are excised from heterogeneous nuclear RNA (hnRNA) following its transcription from DNA, and the cut ends are rejoined to form messenger RNA (mRNA), in which the message is continuous, before its translation into polypeptide. In yeast, the splicing of transfer RNA involves cutting at the splicing junctions by an endonuclease, followed by a process involving ATP, whereby the two exon sequences are joined. Group I mitochondrial RNA is spliced by an autocatalytic mechanism, the RNA itself having the ability to catalyse its own splicing; nuclear mRNA precursor — the primary transcript — is spliced by a complex assembly incorporating snRNP and called a spliceosome; it involves the formation of a lariat. Splicing of group II mitochondrial RNA also involves the formation of a lariat, but without formation of a spliceosome. Splicing in which the cut ends are joined directly within the same RNA molecule is called cis-splicing; trans-splicing refers to situations in which the cut end from the splicing site rejoins to a splicing site on another RNA molecule.
3. (of protein) a post-translational modification of protein that includes two concerted proteolytic cleavages and one ligation, resulting in excision of an inner sequence of the original polypeptide chain to form one protein, and ligation of the two outer sequences to form a second protein. It is thought to be an autocatalytic process. The excised inner sequence is known as an intein, the ligated outer sequences as an extein. See also gene splicing.

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Of RNA, the excision of introns from the primary transcript and the joining together of exons to make their finished mRNA. See also ribonucleic acid.

For a list of words related to splice, see:

• Fabrication and Manufacturing Processes - splice: (vb) join by interweaving
• Building and Machine Parts - splice: joint made by weaving together rope ends
• Knots - splice: joining together of two ropes or rope strands by interweaving of strands
• Cinematography Tools and Techniques - splice: joining of two film sections; an edit
• Television Technology - splice: (vb) join together two pieces of film or tape

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - splejse, laske
n. - splejsning, laske, stød

idioms:

• get spliced    blive splejset, blive gift

Nederlands (Dutch)
samenweven, verbinden, verbinding

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén) coller, (Naut) épisser, (fig) amalgamer, réunir
n. - épissure, raccord, enture

idioms:

• get spliced    se marier (hum), convoler en justes noces

Deutsch (German)
n. - (mar.) Spleiß, Klebestelle
v. - spleißen, zusammenkleben

idioms:

• get spliced    (ugs) sich verehelichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μάτισμα, (καθομ.) συμβία
v. - ματίζω, (μτφ.) παντρεύω/-ομαι

idioms:

• get spliced    (καθομ.) παντρεύομαι, κρεμιέμαι

Italiano (Italian)
giunto, impiombatura, impiombare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - união (f)
v. - unir

idioms:

• get spliced    casar-se

Русский (Russian)
сросток (каната), соединение внакрой, сращивание, склейка (кусков) кинопленки, место склейки двух кусков кинопленки, брак, свадьба, сращивать (концы тросов), соединять внакрой, сращивать, склеивать концы кинопленки, (по)женить, (по)венчать

idioms:

• get spliced    пожениться, обвенчаться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - empalmar, unir, casar
n. - empalme, casorio

idioms:

• get spliced    unirse en matrimonio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - splits, lask, skarv
v. - splitsa, laska, skarva, dela ut extra ranson

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
接合, 使结合, 叠接, 使结婚, 结婚

idioms:

• get spliced    结婚

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 接合, 使結合, 疊接, 使結婚
n. - 接合, 結婚, 疊接

idioms:

• get spliced    結婚

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 겹쳐서 잇다, 가닥을 풀어 꼬아 있다, (변형시킨 새 유전자 등을) 삽입하다
n. - 가닥을 꼬아 잇기, 접합, 결혼

idioms:

• get spliced    결혼하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ない継ぎする, 継ぐ, 接合する, 結婚させる, 繋ぐ
n. - 組織, 接着, ない継ぎ, 継いだもの, 接ぎ木

idioms:

• get spliced    結婚させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) توصيله, وصله (فعل) وصل طرفي حبل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חיבר, איחה, שזר זה בזה, שילב, הדביק‬
n. - ‮חיבור, איחוי‬

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