Used in a Sentence

splat

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for splat.

Editorial note

You can also combine exception groups into larger groups, which you couldn't do with nested arrays and splat.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The sharp, atonal sound of a liquid or soft solid hitting a solid surface.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of splat gathered in one view.

noun

The sharp, atonal sound of a liquid or soft solid hitting a solid surface.

noun

The irregular shape of a viscous liquid or soft solid which has hit a solid surface.

noun

The asterisk *

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for splat.

noun

The sharp, atonal sound of a liquid or soft solid hitting a solid surface.

noun

The irregular shape of a viscous liquid or soft solid which has hit a solid surface.

noun

The asterisk *

noun

The hash symbol #

Example sentences

1

You can also combine exception groups into larger groups, which you couldn't do with nested arrays and splat.

2

Although splat and option hashes (double splat before double splat came along) are something I use everyday, I almost invariably end up thinking they increase (cyclomatic) complexity.

3

It takes perhaps ten lines of code to splat all your Javascript and CSS files into one file at deployment.

4

Double splat and the like sometimes make it easier to do the wrong thing.

5

I wonder if the giant script was an external file, and now it's being splat on the page?

6

If you splat, you're effectively sharing some information between neighboring pixels, which is efficient.

7

Say that before the splat, the original Moon is already synchronized so that it faces the Earth with one side at all times.

8

They wont even go well with the crimson red blood splat you'll leave under the truck that turned right and didnt notice you.

9

You can also email me at sunir splat freshbooks dot com.

10

Triple splat, no erasies, touch blue make it true.

11

To be clear, you have to double-star splat locals().

12

* use const/use function -:D * hash_equals() - YES * variadic functions/splat operator - Oh sweet Jesus.

Quote examples

1

Perl is not the only language to support this kind of feature; it is present in Ruby with the "splat" operator (*array).

2

You don't use a "splat" (aka 'punched in the face'?

3

> Perl is not the only language to support this kind of feature; it is present in Ruby with the "splat" operator (*array).

4

Unfortunately I also don't know ruby, but as far as i understand from what you're saying is that in ruby you need to explicitly tell ruby to "splat" the list in.

Proper noun examples

1

I know the developer of Alien Splat, which is also in the same New & Noteworthy section this week.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use splat in a sentence?

You can also combine exception groups into larger groups, which you couldn't do with nested arrays and splat.

What does splat mean?

The sharp, atonal sound of a liquid or soft solid hitting a solid surface.

What part of speech is splat?

splat is commonly used as noun.