spline

spline
[[t]splaɪn[/t]]
n.
1) a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat
2) a long, flexible strip of wood or the like, used in drawing curves
3) mac any of a series of ridges on a shaft, parallel to its axis and fitting inside corresponding grooves in the hub of a gear, etc., to transmit torque
4) bui a thin strip of material inserted into the edges of two boards, acoustic tiles, etc., to make a butt joint between them; feather
Etymology: 1750–60; orig. East Anglian dial.; perh. akin to splint

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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