Spline

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spline \Spline\, n.
     1. A rectangular piece fitting 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; a feather; also,
        sometimes, a groove to receive such a rectangular piece.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. A long, flexble piece of wood sometimes used as a ruler.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spline
       n 1: a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved
            lines
       2: a thin strip (wood or metal) [syn: {slat}]