Spline Definition

splīn
splined, splines, splining
noun
splines
A flat key or strip that fits into a groove or slot between parts.
Webster's New World
A long, flat, pliable strip, as of wood or metal, esp. one used in drawing curves.
Webster's New World
The groove or slot into which it fits.
Webster's New World
A wooden or metal strip; a slat.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
splined, splines, splining
To fit with a spline.
Webster's New World
(mathematics, computing) To smooth (a curve or surface) by means of a spline.
Wiktionary
(engineering) To fasten to or together with a spline.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Spline

Noun

Singular:
spline
Plural:
splines

Origin of Spline

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Spline Sentence Examples

  • Still longer needs the cubic spline, yet, for a really smoothed out shape, this is the only way to go.

  • The fusion of the data from LR images into a higher resolution image is then carried out through thin plate spline interpolation.

  • The Spline Estimation option offers a variety of interpolating and smoothing splines.

  • The syntax of the prism object depends on the type of spline curve used.

  • We present here a method which uses spline functions for smoothing a given set of data.

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Words Starting With

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ENEINE

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