splice vs conjunction

conjunction vs splice

splice and conjunction both are nouns.

splice is a verb but conjunction is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
splice	Yes	No	Yes	No
conjunction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, conjunction is a hypernym of splice; that is, conjunction is a word with a broader meaning than splice:

splice: a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
conjunction: something that joins or connects

Other hypernyms of splice include junction.

splice (noun)	conjunction (noun)
joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together	something that joins or connects
a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together	the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
	an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
	(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
	the grammatical relation between linguistic units (words or phrases or clauses) that are connected by a conjunction
	the state of being joined together

splice (verb)	conjunction (verb)
join by interweaving strands
join the ends of
join together so as to form new genetic combinations
perform a marriage ceremony

Difference between splice and conjunction

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