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Spline vs Saline - What's the difference?

spline | saline |

As nouns the difference between spline and saline

is that spline is long thin piece of metal or wood while saline is salt pan (salt evaporation pond).

As a verb spline

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

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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    • Anagrams

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    saline

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Containing salt; salty.
  • Resembling salt.
    • a saline taste

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Water containing dissolved salt.
  • A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the earth.

    • Synonyms

    * saline solution

    Derived terms

    * normal saline

    Anagrams

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