frame of reference

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noun, plural frames of reference.

a structure of concepts, values, customs, views, etc., by means of which an individual or group perceives or evaluates data, communicates ideas, and regulates behavior.

Also called reference frame. Physics. a framework that is used for the observation and mathematical description of physical phenomena and the formulation of physical laws, usually consisting of an observer, a coordinate system, and a clock or clocks assigning times at positions with respect to the coordinate system.

Origin of frame of reference

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby frame of reference

frame, frame aerial, frame house, frame line, frame of mind, frame of reference, framepack, frame saw, frameshift, frameshift mutation, frame story

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British Dictionary definitions for frame of reference

frame of reference

noun

a set of basic assumptions or standards that determines and sanctions behaviour

any set of planes or curves, such as the three coordinate axes, used to locate or measure movement of a point in space

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Scientific definitions for frame of reference

frame of reference

[ frām ]

See reference frame.

单词	frame of reference
释义	frame of reference SEE SYNONYMS FOR frame of reference ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural frames of reference. a structure of concepts, values, customs, views, etc., by means of which an individual or group perceives or evaluates data, communicates ideas, and regulates behavior. Also called reference frame. Physics. a framework that is used for the observation and mathematical description of physical phenomena and the formulation of physical laws, usually consisting of an observer, a coordinate system, and a clock or clocks assigning times at positions with respect to the coordinate system. Origin of frame of reference First recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby frame of reference frame, frame aerial, frame house, frame line, frame of mind, frame of reference, framepack, frame saw, frameshift, frameshift mutation, frame story Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for frame of reference frame of reference noun a set of basic assumptions or standards that determines and sanctions behaviour any set of planes or curves, such as the three coordinate axes, used to locate or measure movement of a point in space Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to frame of reference context, framework, standpoint, coordinate system, reference frame, universe of discourse Scientific definitions for frame of reference frame of reference [ frām ] See reference frame. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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frame of reference

noun, plural frames of reference.

Origin of frame of reference

Words nearby frame of reference

British Dictionary definitions for frame of reference

noun

Words related to frame of reference

Scientific definitions for frame of reference