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  • 41frame — n. & v. n. 1 a case or border enclosing a picture, window, door, etc. 2 the basic rigid supporting structure of anything, e.g. of a building, motor vehicle, or aircraft. 3 (in pl.) the structure of spectacles holding the lenses. 4 a human or… …

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  • 42frame — [[t]freɪm[/t]] n. v. framed, fram•ing 1) a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc 2) bui civ a rigid structure formed of joined pieces and used as a major support, as in buildings, machinery, and furniture 3) anat. a body, esp. a… …

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  • 43frame of reference — noun 1. a system that uses coordinates to establish position • Syn: ↑coordinate system, ↑reference system, ↑reference frame • Hypernyms: ↑arrangement, ↑organization, ↑organisation, ↑system …

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  • 44frame — framable, frameable, adj. framableness, frameableness, n. frameless, adj. framer, n. /fraym/, n., v., framed, framing. n. 1. a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc. 2. a rigid structure formed of relatively slender pieces, j …

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  • 45frame — frame1 W3S3 [freım] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(border)¦ 2¦(structure)¦ 3¦(body)¦ 4¦(glasses)¦ 5¦(main facts/ideas)¦ 6 be in/out of the frame (for something) 7¦(film)¦ 8¦(sport)¦ 9¦(internet)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …

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  • 46set up — Synonyms and related words: abet, aggrandize, aggravate, aid, amend, angel, animate, annoy, apotheose, apotheosize, arouse, arrange, array, assemble, assist, author, avail, back, bail out, bankroll, base, bear, bear a hand, beatify, befriend,… …

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  • 47Frame (telecommunications) — In computer networking, a frame is a data packet of fixed or variable length which has been encoded by a data link layer communications protocol for digital transmission over a node to node link. Each frame consists of a header frame… …

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  • 48frame — I. verb (framed; framing) Etymology: Middle English, to benefit, construct, from Old English framian to benefit, make progress; akin to Old Norse fram forward, Old English fram from Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to construct by fitting… …

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  • 49frame — 1. noun 1) a tubular metal frame Syn: framework, structure, substructure, skeleton, chassis, shell, casing, body, bodywork; support, scaffolding, foundation, infrastructure 2) his tall, slender frame …

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  • 50Frame problem (philosophy) — This article is about the frame problem in philosophy; for the artificial intelligence problem, see frame problem In philosophy, the frame problem is the problem of how a rational agent bounds the set of beliefs to change when an action is… …

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