Knot vs. Splice
Difference Between Knot and Splice
Knotnoun
A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
Climbers must make sure that all knots are both secure and of types that will not weaken the rope.Splicenoun
(nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
Knotnoun
A tangled clump.
The nurse was brushing knots from the protesting child's hair.Splicenoun
(electrical) The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
Knotnoun
A maze-like pattern.
Splicenoun
(cricket) That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.
Knotnoun
(mathematics) A non-self-intersecting closed curve in (e.g., three-dimensional) space that is an abstraction of a knot (in sense 1 above).
A knot can be defined as a non-self-intersecting broken line whose endpoints coincide: when such a knot is constrained to lie in a plane, then it is simply a polygon.A knot in its original sense can be modeled as a mathematical knot (or link) as follows: if the knot is made with a single piece of rope, then abstract the shape of that rope and then extend the working end to merge it with the standing end, yielding a mathematical knot. If the knot is attached to a metal ring, then that metal ring can be modeled as a trivial knot and the pair of knots become a link. If more than one mathematical knot (or link) can be thus obtained, then the simplest one (avoiding detours) is probably the one which one would want.Splicenoun
Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.
Knotnoun
A difficult situation.
I got into a knot when I inadvertently insulted a policeman.Splicenoun
(genetics) The process of removing intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then joining together exons.
Knotnoun
The whorl left in lumber by the base of a branch growing out of the tree's trunk.
When preparing to tell stories at a campfire, I like to set aside a pile of pine logs with lots of knots, since they burn brighter and make dramatic pops and cracks.Spliceverb
To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.
Knotnoun
Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
Jeremy had a knot on his head where he had bumped it on the bedframe.Spliceverb
To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
Knotnoun
A protuberant joint in a plant.
Spliceverb
(slang) To unite in marriage.
Knotnoun
Any knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.
Spliceverb
(figuratively) To unite as if splicing.
He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition.Knotnoun
The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist of a matter.
the knot of the taleSpliceverb
(genetics) To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons.
Knotnoun
(engineering) A node.
Splicenoun
a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together;
the break was due to an imperfect spliceKnotnoun
A kind of epaulet; a shoulder knot.
Splicenoun
joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
Knotnoun
A group of people or things.
Spliceverb
join the ends of;
splice filmKnotnoun
A bond of union; a connection; a tie.
Spliceverb
perform a marriage ceremony;
The minister married us on SaturdayWe were wed the following weekThe couple got spliced on HawaiiKnotnoun
(nautical) A unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour. (From the practice of counting the number of knots in the log-line (as it plays out) in a standard time. Traditionally spaced at one every 1/120th of a mile.)
Cedric claimed his old yacht could make 12 knots.''Spliceverb
join together so as to form new genetic combinations;
splice genesKnotnoun
(slang) A nautical mile incorrectly
Spliceverb
join by interweaving strands;
Splice the wiresKnotnoun
One of a variety of shore birds; the red-breasted sandpiper (variously Calidris canutus or Tringa canutus).
Knotverb
To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots.
We knotted the ends of the rope to keep it from unravelling.Knotverb
To form wrinkles in the forehead, as a sign of concentration, concern, surprise, etc.
She knotted her brow in concentration while attempting to unravel the tangled strands.Knotverb
To unite closely; to knit together.
Knotverb
To entangle or perplex; to puzzle.
Knotnoun
a tight cluster of people or things;
a small knot of women listened to his sermonKnotnoun
any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
Knotnoun
a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged;
the saw buckled when it hit a knotKnotnoun
something twisted and tight and swollen;
their muscles stood out in knotsthe old man's fists were two great gnarlshis stomach was in knotsKnotnoun
a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
Knotnoun
soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
Knotnoun
a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
Knotverb
make into knots; make knots out of;
She knotted der fingersKnotverb
tie or fasten into a knot;
knot the shoelacesKnotverb
tangle or complicate;
a ravelled story
