CEFR B1

splines

noun

Meaning

splines means long thin piece of metal or wood. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses splines to mean long thin piece of metal or wood.
The teacher asked students to find splines in the reading.

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splines (B1)

noun

Definition

splines means long thin piece of metal or wood. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses splines to mean long thin piece of metal or wood.
The teacher asked students to find splines in the reading.
Check the words around splines to choose the right meaning.

How to Use splines

a/the splines (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a splines."
splines in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked splines in context before translating it."

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