Hypertext Webster Gateway: "spline"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spline \Spline\, n.
1. A rectangular piece fitting 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 feather; also,
sometimes, a groove to receive such a rectangular piece.
2. A long, flexble piece of wood sometimes used as a ruler.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
spline
n 1: a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved
lines
2: a thin strip (wood or metal) [syn: {slat}]
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