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1.NounA long, thin piece of metal or wood. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.NounA strip of wood or other material inserted into grooves in each of two pieces of wood to provide additional surface for gluing.
3.NounA 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.
4.NounAny of a number of smooth curves used to join points.
5.NounA ridge or tooth on a drive shaft that meshes with a corresponding groove in a mating piece and transfers torque to it, maintaining the angular correspondence between the pieces; either the ridge or the groove, as part of a set of both (splines); the whole set of ridges and grooves.
6.NounA 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.
7.VerbTo smooth (a curve or surface) by means of a spline.
8.VerbTo fit with a spline.
9.VerbTo fasten to or together with a spline.