'Spline' definitions:
Definition of 'spline'
(from WordNet)
noun
A flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines
noun
A thin strip (wood or metal) [syn: slat, spline]
Definition of 'Spline'
From: 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]