spline

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /splaɪn/

Noun

spline (plural splines)

1. Long thin piece of metal or wood. [from the mid 18th c]
2. A rectangular piece that fits grooves like key seats in a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the other, both must revolve together.
3. A flexible strip of metal or other material, that may be bent into a curve and used in a similar manner to a ruler to draw smooth curves between points.
4. (mathematics, computing) Any of a number of smooth curves used to join points.
5. (woodworking) A strip of wood or other material inserted into grooves in each of two pieces of wood to provide additional surface for gluing.
6. (mechanics) Ridges or teeth on a drive shaft that mesh with grooves in a mating piece and transfer torque to it, maintaining the angular correspondence between them.

Translations

• French: clavette, cannelure
• Italian: cuneo, chiavetta

Translations

• French: cerce
• German: Straklatte
• Russian: спла́йн

Translations

• French: spline
• German: Spline, Polynomzug
• Russian: спла́йн

Translations

• French: languette
• Italian: linguetta
• Russian: шпо́нка

Verb

spline (splines, present participle splining; past and past participle splined)

1. (mathematics, computing) To smooth (a curve or surface) by means of a spline.
2. (engineering) To fit with a spline.
3. (engineering) To fasten to or together with a spline.

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