splice
/ˈsplaɪ̯s/ verb C2- To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.
- To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
- To unite in marriage.
- To unite as if splicing. · He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition.
- To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons.
- To add, remove and/or replace several array/data elements in one operation.
He/she/it splices · Past spliced · Past participle spliced · -ing form splicing
Verb forms
- Base form
- splice
- He/she/it
- splices
- Past
- spliced
- Past participle
- spliced
- -ing form
- splicing
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