English Dictionary

spline

/splaɪn/

noun

Long thin piece of metal or wood. / 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.

I need to cut a spline for the joint.

意味（1）

Long thin piece of metal or wood.

意味（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.

意味（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.

意味（4）

(mathematics, computing) Any of a number of smooth curves used to join points.

意味（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.

意味（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.