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frames

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The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.

Examples :

"Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls."

architecture building structure

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Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.

Examples :

"The frames of the new house were up, showing the outline of where the walls would be. "

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The structure of a person's body; the human body.

Examples :

"His starved flesh hung loosely on his once imposing frame."

body human anatomy

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A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.

Examples :

"The painting was housed in a beautifully carved frame."

art material structure

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A piece of photographic film containing an image.

Examples :

"A film projector shows many frames in a single second."

media technology

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A context for understanding or interpretation.

Examples :

"Different people may interpret the same event because they view it through different frames of reference. "

mind philosophy communication theory

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A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.

Examples :

""He won three frames in a row, making him the champion snooker player of our club." "

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An independent chunk of data sent over a network.

Examples :

"The video call kept breaking up because the network was dropping many of the data frames. "

computing internet technology communication system signal electronics technical

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A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.

Examples :

"In bowling, the score is calculated by adding up the pins knocked down across ten frames. "

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A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.

Examples :

"a forcing-frame; a cucumber frame"

agriculture plant

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The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.

Examples :

""Collectors noticed that while the central pictures on the new stamps varied, the frames remained the same Art Deco design as previous issues." "

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The outer circle of a cancellation mark.

Examples :

"The post office employee checked that the date was clear within the frames of each stamp's cancellation mark. "

mark stationery

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A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th or 1/60th of a second.

Examples :

"The animator adjusted the character's position slightly between each of the video's frames to create the illusion of smooth movement. "

media technology computing technical time

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An individually scrollable region of a webpage.

Examples :

"The old website used frames, so I had to scroll in two different sections just to read the news. "

internet computing technology

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Examples :

"The baseball game lasted nine frames, but our team still lost. "

sport entertainment

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Any of certain machines built upon or within framework.

Examples :

"a stocking frame; a lace frame; a spinning frame"

machine structure

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Frame of mind; disposition.

Examples :

"to be always in a happy frame"

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Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.

Examples :

"The teacher's elaborate frames for getting the students to cooperate were ultimately unsuccessful. "

plan action process

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A stage or level of a video game.

Examples :

""The player needs to complete all the frames to win the video game." "

game computing stage technology entertainment

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("reading frame") A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.

Examples :

""The different frames of the genetic code each produce a different protein sequence." "

biology biochemistry

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A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.

Examples :

"The AI assistant uses frames to understand and respond to questions about family relationships, like knowing "mother" implies a female parent. "

technology computing science logic mind

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A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.

Examples :

"The family's budget is a frame, where spending on food and entertainment distributes evenly across the total income. "

math logic structure system

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To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.

Examples :

"The company frames its employee benefits package to attract young, ambitious workers. "

attitude mind action way process

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To construct by fitting or uniting together various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.

Examples :

"The carpenters frames the house with wood before adding the walls and roof. "

structure building

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To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.

Examples :

"The teacher frames the lesson by first reviewing yesterday's material. "

plan organization communication media action structure business computing

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Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.

Examples :

"The construction crew frames the new house with strong wooden beams. "

architecture building structure

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Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.

Examples :

"My mom carefully frames our family photos before hanging them on the wall. "

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To position visually within a fixed boundary.

Examples :

"The director frames the fishing scene very well."

art media appearance

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To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.

Examples :

"How would you frame your accomplishments?"

language communication media writing statement

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Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person. See frameup.

Examples :

"The gun had obviously been placed in her car in an effort to frame her."

police guilt law action

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To wash ore with the aid of a frame.

Examples :

"The old miner carefully frames the gold-bearing gravel, hoping to separate the precious metal from the worthless rock. "

technical industry agriculture geology process

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Examples :

"The dancer frames her body in the mirror to check her posture. "

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To proceed; to go.

Examples :

""After the meeting, everyone frames toward the exit." "

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To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).

Examples :

"He was so off-balance that he framed the tennis ball, sending it flying wildly out of bounds. "

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To strengthen; refresh; support.

Examples :

"The encouraging words from her coach frames her determination to win the race. "

aid ability function

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To execute; perform.

Examples :

"All have sworn him an oath that they should frame his will on earth."

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To cause; to bring about; to produce.

Examples :

"The new teacher's enthusiasm framed a positive learning environment for her students. "

outcome action process

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To profit; avail.

Examples :

""If it frames us to study together, we should try it." "

business economy finance

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To fit; accord.

Examples :

"Her explanation frames well with the evidence we've gathered so far, making it a strong theory. "

style appearance

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To succeed in doing or trying to do something; manage.

Examples :

"Despite the heavy traffic, she framed to get to work on time. "

achievement ability action