splice
verb
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spliced;
splicing
Definition of splice
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
b
: to unite (two lengths of magnetic tape, photographic film, etc.) by overlapping and securing together two ends
2
: to unite, link, or insert as if by splicing
3
: to combine or insert (something) by genetic engineering
spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium
splice
nounDefinition of splice (Entry 2 of 2)
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Examples of splice in a Sentence
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The collage is spliced with photos of Colin Powell, Thurgood Marshall, Tina Turner, Spike Lee, Malcolm X, and the Statue of Liberty. — Dennis Hohenberger, courant.com, "Windsor Art Center Hosting Members Exhibition," 18 July 2019 The act of splicing together disparate images and fragments of text mirrored their belief that meaning was generated by the subconscious. — 1843, "Stick ‘em up! A surprising history of collage," 24 July 2019 The five-minute video, spliced together from several body-camera recordings, shows the encounter at 2900 Broadmoor Drive, where a resident reported that Markeyvion Devonte Cannon, 19, had a gun last Thursday morning. — Dallas News, "Watch: Body-cam footage shows man firing at Fort Worth police during standoff," 24 July 2019 Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, is cutting edge technology used by scientists to splice and edit genes to create stronger crops and avoid unintended mutations. — Discover Magazine, "The CRISPR Revolution," 1 Apr. 2019 So, mostly, is Junya Watanabe, who spliced oversized suit jackets to trenches to knits to parkas, most of it over chintz floral leggings or shirtdresses. — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, "Sweatpants Forever!," 4 Mar. 2018 If so, the men spliced their visions in using a lifetime's worth of flashbacks as Scotch tape. — Lorraine Ali, chicagotribune.com, "‘Big Little Lies’: How Meryl Streep redeems a mediocre season," 15 July 2019 If so, the men spliced their visions in using a lifetime’s worth of flashbacks as Scotch tape. — Lorraine Ali, latimes.com, "'Big Little Lies': How Meryl Streep redeems a mediocre season," 14 July 2019 The app lets users record 300 shots per month—a subscription to the unlimited version is available for $7.99 per month—and spits out elaborate shot charts and individual clips that are spliced automatically for immediate viewing. — Ben Cohen, WSJ, "The iPhone App Making the NBA Smarter With Artificial Intelligence," 17 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'splice.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for splice
splice
verb
English Language Learners Definition of splice
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to join ropes, wires, etc., by weaving or twisting them together
: to join (pieces of film, magnetic tape, etc.) by connecting their ends together
splice
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of splice (Entry 2 of 2)
: the place where two things (such as two pieces of rope or film) have been joined by being spliced together
See the full definition for splice in the English Language Learners Dictionary
splice
verb
\ ˈsplīs
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spliced;
splicing
Kids Definition of splice
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to unite (as two ropes) by weaving together
2
: to unite (as rails or pieces of film) by connecting the ends together
splice
nounKids Definition of splice (Entry 2 of 2)
: the process of joining or a joint made by weaving or connecting the ends together
splice
transitive verb
\ ˈsplīs
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spliced;
splicing
Medical Definition of splice
: to join together or insert (as segments of RNA or DNA) to form new genetic combinations
spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium
— see gene-splicing
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