splat

1 of 2

noun (1)

: a single flat thin often ornamental member of a back of a chair

splat

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a splattering or slapping sound

Examples of splat in a Sentence

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Noun
The production’s tone, previously lighter than air, drops with a splat to the gorge’s marshy ground. Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025 Meta’s ambitious plans for Gaussian splats One of the most ambitious demos of Gaussian splats to date has been built by Meta. Janko Roettgers, The Verge, 19 Jan. 2025 And so the cobalt-blue splat at this canvas’s center may strike us as violent or raw but not unfamiliar—a piece of sky or sea or something else in nature rather than something the artist has invented for invention’s sake. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 In October, the company open sourced its own file format for splats. Janko Roettgers, The Verge, 19 Jan. 2025 Regardless, Gaussian splats are continuing to gain steam across the industry. Anshel Sag, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 Niantic has also partnered with Snap on the latest generation of Spectacles to enable its Peridot virtual pet, and to use Gaussian splats to create 3-D objects with a simple scan using technology from Scaniverse. Anshel Sag, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 Stretch, toss, turn, or sit up, and the alarm clock will barrage you with coin pickup sound effects from Super Mario Odyssey, or splat sounds from Splatoon 3. WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024 After the splat, Emerson’s unnerving, unflappable gaze switches the atmosphere from comic relief to white-knuckle suspense. Dan Reilly, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

obsolete splat to spread flat

Noun (2)

imitative

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1833, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1897, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of splat was in 1833

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“Splat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splat. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

splat

noun
ˈsplat
: a splattering or slapping sound
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