- a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- a long, flexible strip of wood or the like, used in drawing curves.
- Machinery.
- any of a series of uniformly spaced ridges on a shaft, parallel to its axis and fitting inside corresponding grooves in the hub of a gear, etc., to transmit torque.
- feather key.
- a thin strip of material inserted into the edges of two boards, acoustic tiles, etc., to make a butt joint between them; a feather.
- a function that has specified values at a finite number of points and consists of segments of polynomial functions joined smoothly at these points, enabling it to be used for approximation and interpolation of functions.
- to provide with a spline or key.
- to provide with a keyway.
- any one of a series of narrow keys (external splines) formed longitudinally around the circumference of a shaft that fit into corresponding grooves (internal splines) in a mating part: used to prevent movement between two parts, esp in transmitting torque
- a long narrow strip of wood, metal, etc; slat
- a thin narrow strip made of wood, metal, or plastic fitted into a groove in the edge of a board, tile, etc, to connect it to another
- to provide (a shaft, part, etc) with splines
