splice

C1 · Advanced Technical

v. to join two pieces of film or tape together to make one long piece.

v. to join two lengths of film, magnetic tape, or digital media by overlapping or butting the ends.

“The editor had to splice several scenes together to finish the movie.”

“Before digital editing became standard, filmmakers had to physically cut and splice celluloid strips to create a final cut.”

C2 · Proficiency Science Technical

v. to join different pieces of DNA or RNA together.

v. to remove intron sequences from pre-messenger RNA and join exons together, or to join genetic material from different sources.

“Scientists can splice genes from one plant into another to make it stronger.”

“The process of alternative splicing allows a single gene to code for multiple proteins by varying which exons are joined.”

C2 · Proficiency Informal · Slang · British English

v. to get married to someone.

v. to unite two people in marriage. Usually used in the passive voice as 'to get spliced'.

“Did you hear that Jim and Sarah finally got spliced last weekend?”

“After a decade of dating, the couple decided it was finally time to get spliced in a quiet ceremony by the coast.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Technical

n. the place where two things, like ropes or wires, have been joined together.

n. a physical junction or connection made by splicing ropes, wires, or other materials.

“The electrician checked the splice in the wire to make sure it was safe.”

“The structural integrity of the bridge depended on the quality of each cable splice.”