splicing
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Definition
Noun: 1. The act or result of joining two things together at their ends to form a single, continuous piece. This typically refers to connecting two lengths of a flexible material like rope, wire, film, or magnetic tape by interweaving or overlapping the strands/ends and securing them.
Usage
Splicing is used to describe both the process and the resulting joint itself. It implies a permanent or semi-permanent connection that maintains the function of the original material. - The act of splicing: "The splicing of the film reel took great skill." - The result of splicing: "The splicing was invisible, creating a seamless audio track."
Examples
- Noun:
- The sailor demonstrated the technique of rope splicing to the new crew members.
- A flawless splicing of the two DNA fragments was crucial for the experiment.
- An audio engineer fixed the recording by performing a careful splicing of the tape.
Advanced Usage
- "to be at the splicing stage": to be in the process of joining components, often used in film editing or genetics.
- The film editor said the project is at the splicing stage, assembling all the scenes.
- "imperfect splice": a join that is faulty or poorly executed.
- The audio glitch was caused by an imperfect splice in the magnetic tape.
Variants and Related Words
- Splice (verb): To join by splicing.
- You need to splice these wires together.
- Splice (noun): The point where two things are spliced; the joint itself.
- Check the splice for any weakness.
Synonyms
- Joining: The act of connecting two things.
- Splicing (as a gerund): The specific action of making a splice.
- Union: A general term for the state of being joined.
Related Phrases
- To splice together: To join two or more items into one.
- The editor had to splice together footage from multiple cameras.
- Splicing tape: A special adhesive tape used for joining film or audio tape.
- He used splicing tape to edit the reel-to-reel recording.
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