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Splat vs Splinter - What's the difference?

splat | splinter |

As nouns the difference between splat and splinter

is that splat is the sharp, atonal sound of a liquid or soft solid hitting a solid surface while splinter is a long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.

As verbs the difference between splat and splinter

is that splat is to hit a flat surface and deform into an irregular shape while splinter is to come apart into long sharp fragments.

splat

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The sharp, atonal sound of a liquid or soft solid hitting a solid surface.
    • I didn't see the egg fall, but I heard the splat when it hit the floor.
  • The irregular shape of a viscous liquid or soft solid which has hit a solid surface.
    • The canvas was covered by seemingly careless splats of paint.
  • (computing, slang) The key on an (Apple Macintosh).
  • (computing, slang) Any of various characters appearing in computer character sets, particularly # and *.
  • The narrow wooden centre piece of a chair back.
  • A move in playboating involving stalling in place while positioned vertically against a solid object in the water.

    • Verb

    (splatt)
  • To hit a flat surface and deform into an irregular shape.
    • The egg splatted onto the floor.
  • To combine different textures by applying an alpha channel map to the higher levels, revealing the layers underneath where the map is partially or completely transparent.

    • Related terms

    * splat mat * splatter

    See also

    * plop * splash * sploosh * sploop

    Anagrams

    * * English onomatopoeias

    splinter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
  • A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.

    • Synonyms

    * (long sharp fragment) shard, spelk. * (group formed by splitting) faction, splinter group.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To come apart into long sharp fragments.
    • The tall tree splintered during the storm.
  • To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
    • His third kick splintered the door.
  • * Prescott
    • After splintering their lances, they wheeled about, and abandoned the field to the enemy.
  • (figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
    • The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree.
    The unpopular new policies splintered the company.
  • To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
    • (Bishop Wren)

    Related terms

    * splint * splinter up