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spline | x |

As a noun spline

is long thin piece of metal or wood.

As a verb spline

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

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

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.
  • *
  • (engineering) To fasten to or together with a spline.
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    • Anagrams

    * *

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----