Answer: splines

AnswerCrossword Clue
SPLINESLong, thin wood strips
SPLINESFlat, pliable pieces of wood or metal.
SPLINESGrooves.
SPLINESThin strips
SPLINESSlats used in drafting
SPLINESTongues in building timber
SPLINESSlats
SPLINESThin construction strips
SPLINESThin strips used in building construction
splinesA continuous curve constructed so as to pass through a given set of points and have a certain number of continuous derivatives
splinesA slat
splinesSPLINE, to provide with a key to make a wheel and shaft revolve
splinesA corresponding groove in a hub along which the key may slide
splinesA rectangular key fitting into grooves in the hub and shaft of a wheel, esp. one formed integrally with the shaft that allows movement of the wheel on the shaft
splinesA flexible wood or rubber strip used esp. in drawing large curves