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Spline vs Bicubic - What's the difference?

spline | bicubic |

As a noun spline

is long thin piece of metal or wood.

As a verb spline

is to smooth (a curve or surface) by means of a spline.

As an adjective bicubic is

of or pertaining to interpolation in two dimensions using cubic splines or other polynomials (technique for sharpening enlargements of digital ).

spline

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Long thin piece of metal or wood.
  • A rectangular piece that fits 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 flexible strip of metal or other material, that may be bent into a curve and used in a similar manner to a ruler to draw smooth curves between points.
  • (mathematics, computing) Any of a number of smooth curves used to join points.
  • (woodworking) A strip of wood or other material inserted into grooves in each of two pieces of wood to provide additional surface for gluing.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (woodworking) biscuit, dowel, glue strip, finger joint

    Derived terms

    * B-spline * cubic spline * splined

    See also

    * French curve

    Verb

    (splin)
  • (mathematics, computing) To smooth (a curve or surface) by means of a spline.
  • (engineering) To fit with a spline.
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  • (engineering) To fasten to or together with a spline.
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    bicubic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to interpolation in two dimensions using cubic splines or other polynomials (technique for sharpening enlargements of digital images) .