Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to spline
Participle: splined
Gerund: splining
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | spline |
| you | spline |
| he;she;it | splines |
| we | spline |
| you | spline |
| they | spline |
Perfect
| I | have splined |
| you | have splined |
| he;she;it | has splined |
| we | have splined |
| you | have splined |
| they | have splined |
Past
| I | splined |
| you | splined |
| he;she;it | splined |
| we | splined |
| you | splined |
| they | splined |
Pluperfect
| I | had splined |
| you | had splined |
| he;she;it | had splined |
| we | had splined |
| you | had splined |
| they | had splined |
Future
| I | will spline |
| you | will spline |
| he;she;it | will spline |
| we | will spline |
| you | will spline |
| they | will spline |
Future Perfect
| I | will have splined |
| you | will have splined |
| he;she;it | will have splined |
| we | will have splined |
| you | will have splined |
| they | will have splined |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | spline |
| you | spline |
| he;she;it | spline |
| we | spline |
| you | spline |
| they | spline |
Perfect
| I | have splined |
| you | have splined |
| he;she;it | have splined |
| we | have splined |
| you | have splined |
| they | have splined |
Imperfect
| I | splined |
| you | splined |
| he;she;it | splined |
| we | splined |
| you | splined |
| they | splined |
Pluperfect
| I | had splined |
| you | had splined |
| he;she;it | had splined |
| we | had splined |
| you | had splined |
| they | had splined |
Conditional
Present
| I | would spline |
| you | would spline |
| he;she;it | would spline |
| we | would spline |
| you | would spline |
| they | would spline |
Perfect
| I | would have splined |
| you | would have splined |
| he;she;it | would have splined |
| we | would have splined |
| you | would have splined |
| they | would have splined |
Imperative
| you | spline |
| we | Let's spline |
| you | spline |
Verbs conjugated like 'spline'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'spline'
splice,
splint,
aline,
byline,
deline,
inline,
k-line,
kline,
line,
opine,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Mid-1700s East Anglian dialect. Origin uncertain but perhaps from Old Danish splind or North Frisian splinj and ultimately related to the root of splinter.
Sample Sentences
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Machining a straight spline with a lathe. Sometimes the task of splining a shaft comes up during a repair. Instead of sending out the job, use this setup to mill the splines on a lathe. [1965 August, Popular Science, volume 187, number 2, page 133:]
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Engineers did not think two crankshafts could be synchronized. Wood, by splining the shafts in each gear box, proved it could be done. [1935 September, Popular Mechanics, volume 64, number 3, page 408:]
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These packs can be holding or driving devices, depending on what they are splined to. [2004, Jack Erjavec, TechOne automatic transmissions, page 311:]
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Splined bars are a big recent trend. Originally used in racing, the idea is to have a straight torsion bar with the ends splined like an axle and separate arms that fit on each end to mount the end links [2011, Mark Savitske, How to Make Your Muscle Car Handle, page 85:]