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FRAME definition: 1. a border that surrounds and supports a picture, door, or window: 2. the plastic or metal…. Learn more.
1. a. : the physical makeup of an animal and especially a human body : physique, figure. b. : something composed of parts fitted together and united. 2. a. : the underlying constructional system or structure that gives shape or strength (as to a building) b. : a frame dwelling. 3. a.
noun. a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc. a rigid structure formed of relatively slender pieces, joined so as to surround sizable empty spaces or nonstructural panels, and generally used as a major support in building or engineering works, machinery, furniture, etc.
When frame is a noun, it is usually some kind of enclosure or outline that is also a physical support — like the frame around a window, a bed frame, or a picture frame. One frozen image, or still, from a movie is another kind of frame.
The frame of an object such as a building, bicycle, chair, or window is the arrangement of wooden, metal, or plastic bars between which other material is fitted, and which give the object its strength and shape. He supplied housebuilders with modern timber frames.
1. a. A structure that gives shape or support: the frame of a house. b. The structure or physique of a human or animal body: a worker's sturdy frame. c. An open structure or rim for encasing, holding, or bordering: a window frame; the frame of a mirror. 2. a. A closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines. b.
frame. noun. /freɪm/ Idioms. border. [countable] a strong border or structure of wood, metal, etc. that holds a picture, door, piece of glass, etc. in position. a picture/photo frame. aluminium window frames. I'm going to paint the door frame white. She leaned against the frame of the door. in a frame pictures in gold frames. Topics Art b1.
a structure that goes around the edge of something such as a door, picture, window, or mirror: a picture frame. a window frame.
n. [ countable] a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc. Building, Civil Engineering a rigid structure formed of joined pieces and used as a major support, as in buildings, machinery, and furniture: The frame of the car was rusting. Anatomy a body, esp. a human body, with reference to its size or build;
1. [count] : the basic structure and shape of the body of a person or animal. She had to extend every inch of her five-foot frame [= body] to reach the top shelf. her petite/slight/thin/wiry frame. his large/lanky/lean frame. 2. [count] : an arrangement of parts that support and form the basic shape of something. the frame of a house.
