SPLICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does splice mean? 

• SPLICE (noun)
  The noun SPLICE has 2 senses:

1. a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together

2. joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together

  Familiarity information: SPLICE used as a noun is rare.

• SPLICE (verb)
  The verb SPLICE has 4 senses:

1. join the ends of

2. perform a marriage ceremony

3. join together so as to form new genetic combinations

4. join by interweaving strands

  Familiarity information: SPLICE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPLICE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

splice; splicing

Context example:

the break was due to an imperfect splice

Hypernyms ("splice" is a kind of...):

conjunction; junction (something that joins or connects)

Derivation:

splice (join the ends of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lap joint; splice

Hypernyms ("splice" is a kind of...):

joint (junction by which parts or objects are joined together)

Derivation:

splice (join by interweaving strands)

• SPLICE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they splice    ... he / she / it splices   
Past simple: spliced   
Past participle: spliced   
-ing form: splicing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Join the ends of

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

splice film

Hypernyms (to "splice" is one way to...):

conjoin; join (make contact or come together)

Verb group:

splice (join together so as to form new genetic combinations)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

splice (a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together)

splicer (a mechanical device for joining two pieces of paper or film or magnetic tape)

splicer (a woodworker who joins pieces of wood with a splice)

splicing (a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Perform a marriage ceremony

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

marry; splice; tie; wed

Context example:

The couple got spliced on Hawaii

Hypernyms (to "splice" is one way to...):

officiate (act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding)

Verb group:

conjoin; espouse; get hitched with; get married; hook up with; marry; wed (take in marriage)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "splice"):

solemnise; solemnize (perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

Join together so as to form new genetic combinations

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

splice genes

Hypernyms (to "splice" is one way to...):

conjoin; join (make contact or come together)

Verb group:

splice (join the ends of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Join by interweaving strands

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

Splice the wires

Hypernyms (to "splice" is one way to...):

enlace; entwine; interlace; intertwine; lace; twine (spin, wind, or twist together)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "splice"):

piece (join during spinning)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

splice (joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together)

splicer (a worker who splices ropes together by interweaving strands)

 Context examples 

This allele, which encodes RNA-binding protein Nova-1, is involved in the regulation of RNA splicing or metabolism in a specific population of developing neurons.

(NOVA1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in neuronal development and RNA splicing events.

(NOVA2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes RNA-binding protein Nova-2, plays a role in the regulation of RNA splicing or metabolism in a specific population of developing neurons.

(NOVA2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Lamins A and C arise from one gene by alternative splicing.

(Nuclear Lamina, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is localized to the splicosome and may be involved in RNA splicing, topoisomerase activity and transcriptional regulation.

(Non-POU Domain-Containing Octamer-Binding Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

NOVA1 and NOVA2 bind to similar RNA ligands with high affinity and may regulate RNA splicing.

(Neuro-Oncological Ventral Antigen 2, NCI Thesaurus)

The CYP2D6*44 allele exhibits a clinically-relevant SNP (g.2950G>C) in the intron 6 donor splice junction that results in a splicing defect.

(CYP2D6*44 Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The CYP3A5*3 allele exhibits a clinically-relevant SNP (g.6986A>G) in intron 3 that results in a splicing defect and premature stop at 102 amino acids.

(CYP3A5*3 Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Variant forms of NEUREGULIN-1 occur through alternative splicing of its mRNA.

(Neuregulin 1, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

NOVA-1 contains three KH domains and may regulate RNA splicing or metabolism in specific developing neurons.

(Neuro-Oncological Ventral Antigen 1, NCI Thesaurus)