spline

spline
[splʌɪn]
noun
  1. a rectangular key fitting into grooves in the hub and shaft of a wheel, especially one formed integrally with the shaft which allows movement of the wheel on the shaft
    齿条
    ■a corresponding groove in a hub along which the key may slide
    键槽
  2. a slat
    板条
    ■a flexible wood or rubber strip used especially in drawing large curves
    曲线尺
  3. (亦作 spline curve)(Mathematics)a continuous curve constructed so as to pass through a given set of points and have a certain number of continuous derivatives
    (数)云形规
verb
  1. [with obj.]secure (a part) by means of a spline
    用齿条固定
    ■[usu. as adj. splined]fit with a spline
    安装齿条
    splined freewheels.
    装了齿条的飞轮。
语源
  1. mid 18th cent. (originally East Anglian dialect): perhaps related to splinter
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