splat
splat a thin, flat piece of wood, esp. one forming the central, upright element in the back of a chair
Origin of splat
via dialect, dialectal ; from base of split (used to suggest) a splattering or wet, slapping sound
Origin of splat
echoic splat′ted, splat′ting
- to make such a sound
- to flatten on impact
splat
noun
A smacking or splashing noise.
adverb
With a smacking or splashing noise: landed splat on the floor.
Origin of splat
Imitative.noun
A slat of wood, as one in the middle of a chair back.
Origin of splat
Perhaps from Middle English splatten, to split open, perhaps from Medieval Latin splattare, of Low German origin.
splat1
c. 1740 American Queen Anne walnut armchair attributed to William Savery (1721?–1787)
splat
Noun
(plural splats)
- The sharp, atonal sound of a liquid or soft solid hitting a solid surface.
- I didn't see the egg fall, but I heard the splat when it hit the floor.
- The irregular shape of a viscous liquid or soft solid which has hit a solid surface.
- The canvas was covered by seemingly careless splats of paint.
- (computing, slang) The Command key on an Apple Macintosh.
- (computing, slang) Any of various characters appearing in computer character sets, particularly # and *.
- The narrow wooden centre piece of a chair back.
- A move in playboating involving stalling in place while positioned vertically against a solid object in the water.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present splats, present participle splatting, simple past and past participle splatted)
- To hit a flat surface and deform into an irregular shape.
- The egg splatted onto the floor.
Origin
splat - Computer Definition
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