Spliced vs Combined - What's the difference?

spliced | combined |

As verbs the difference between spliced and combined

is that spliced is (splice) while combined is (combine).

As an adjective combined is

resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc able to be united together, to converge.

spliced

English

Verb

(head)

(splice)

splice

English

(wikipedia splice)

Noun

(en noun)

(nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.

(electrical) The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.

(cricket) That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.

Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.

Derived terms

* bent on a splice * comma splice * cut splice * cunt splice * eye splice * splice tape

Verb

(splic)

To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.

To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.

(slang) To unite in marriage.

* 1851 ,

But come, it's getting dreadful late, you had better be turning flukes--it's a nice bed; Sal and me slept in that ere bed the night we were spliced .

(figuratively) To unite as if splicing.

He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition.

Derived terms

* splice the mainbrace

combined

English

Adjective

(-)

Resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. able to be united together, to converge.

The combined efforts of the emergency workers kept the river from going over its banks, barely.

Antonyms

* uncombined * divided * separated

Verb

(head)

(combine)

The cook combined equal parts chocolate and vanilla batter in the cake.