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14 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• spline n. Long thin piece of metal or wood.
• spline n. (Woodworking) A strip of wood or other material inserted into grooves in each of two pieces of wood…
• spline n. A flexible strip of metal or other material, that may be bent into a curve and used in a similar manner…
• spline n. (Mathematics, computing) Any of a number of smooth curves used to join points.
• spline n. A rectangular piece that fits grooves like key seats in a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may…
• spline n. (Mechanics) Ridges or teeth on a drive shaft that mesh with grooves in a mating piece and transfer torque…
• spline v. (Mathematics, computing) To smooth (a curve or surface) by means of a spline.
• spline v. (Engineering) To fit with a spline.
• spline v. (Engineering) To fasten to or together with a spline.

— English words, defined in French —

• spline n. (Dessin) Cerce, latte, baguette.
• spline n. (Menuiserie) Pièce de bois rectangulaire insérée dans des rainures et assurant la liaison entre deux…
• spline n. (Mécanique) Clavette (spline key), cannelure.
• spline n. (Mathématiques) Spline.

— In French —

• spline n.f. (Anglicisme) (Géométrie) Fonction polynomiale par partie particulière.

68 English words from 9 English definitions

and a␣number␣of Any bent by␣means␣of computing curve curves drive drive␣shaft each Engineering fasten fit fits flexible grooves hub inserted into join join␣points key like Long manner material Mathematics mating may may␣be means Mechanics mesh metal number of␣a one other piece pieces points rectangular Ridges seats shaft similar smooth so␣that spline strip surface teeth that the the␣one thin together together␣with torque transfer two used used␣to while with wood Woodworking

13 English words from 5 foreign definitions

baguette bois cannelure Clavette dans des Dessin entre key latte liaison par spline

18 foreign words from 5 foreign definitions

Anglicisme assurant Cerce deux entre␣deux Fonction Géométrie insérée Mathématiques Mécanique Menuiserie particulière partie Pièce Pièce␣de␣bois polynomiale rainures rectangulaire

2 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

splined splines

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

B-splines basis␣splines

3 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

B-spline basis␣spline multispline

10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

-ine lin Lin -lin lin. Lin. line Line LINE SPL

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

LPs LPS nil NIL nil-

6 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

Eplins Esplin L-spine Pilsen pinsel spinel

78 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

alpines B-spline Eplings epsilon Espinal espinel Esplins Lapines leg␣spin Lepines leptins limpens lines␣up lineups line-ups line␣ups lippens L-spines Lupiens lupines Nepalis nipless nipples pencils pensile pensill pensils perlins pile-ons pile␣ons piles␣in piles␣on pilones pilsner pineals Pinelas Pinells Pingels pingles Pingles pinless pinoles pinseal pin␣seal pinsels pintels pintles pinules pleasin' pleions +28 words

35 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Elpis elsin Eplin epsin Espin IEPLs Ipsen lenis Lenis liens lines Lines LINEs Linse Lipes lisne Neils Niles Peils penis Piels piles Piles Pinel pines Pines plies pliés Siple slipe snipe Snipe spiel spile spine

9 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

saline Saline siline S␣plane splice splint upline up-line up␣line

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

spine

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