1. n. (literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
2. n. (literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
3. n. (figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
4. n. (figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.
These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.
5. n. (software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
6. n. (literally) The identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset in order to render explicit the tacit and implicit.
cadre
1. n. (Figuré) Cadre.
2. n. (Militaire) Cadre (ensemble des officiers et sous-officiers).
3. n. (Politique) Cadre, encadrement.
cadre
1. n. A frame or framework.
2. n. (military) The framework or skeleton upon which a new regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff.
3. n. (chiefly in communism) The core of a managing group, or a member of such a group.
4. n. A small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession.
goalframe
goalframe
1. n. (sports) The structure of the goal, generally consisting of two goalposts and a crossbar.
1. v. To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
2. v. To construct by fitting or uniting together various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.
3. v. To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.
4. v. Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
Once we finish framing the house, we'll hang tin on the roof.
5. v. Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
6. v. To position visually within a fixed boundary.
The director frames the fishing scene very well.
7. v. To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
How would you frame your accomplishments?
The way the opposition has framed the argument makes it hard for us to win.
8. v. (transitive, criminology) Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person.
The gun had obviously been placed in her car in an effort to frame her.
9. v. (intransitive, dialectal, mining) To wash ore with the aid of a frame.
10. v. (intransitive, dialectal) To move.
11. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To proceed; to go.
12. v. (tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
13. v. (transitive, obsolete) To strengthen; refresh; support.
14. v. (transitive, obsolete) To execute; perform.
All have sworn him an oath that they should frame his will on earth.
15. v. (transitive, obsolete) To cause; to bring about; to produce.
16. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To profit; avail.
17. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To fit; accord.
18. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To succeed in doing or trying to do something; manage.
19. n. The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls.
20. n. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
21. n. The structure of a person's body.
His starved flesh hung loosely on his once imposing frame.
22. n. A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
The painting was housed in a beautifully carved frame.
23. n. A piece of photographic film containing an image.
A film projector shows many frames in a single second.
24. n. A context for understanding or interpretation.
In this frame, it's easy to ask the question that the investigators missed.
25. n. (snooker) A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
26. n. (networking) An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
27. n. (bowling) 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
28. n. (horticulture) A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.
a forcing-frame; a cucumber frame
29. n. (philately) The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
30. n. (philately) The outer circle of a cancellation mark.
31. n. (film, animation, video games) A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th or 1/60th of a second.
32. n. (Internet) An individually scrollable region of a webpage.
33. n. (baseball, slang) An inning.
34. n. (engineering, dated, mostly, UK) Any of certain machines built upon or within framework.
a stocking frame; a lace frame; a spinning frame
35. n. (dated) frame of mind; disposition
to be always in a happy frame
36. n. (obsolete) Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.
37. n. (dated, video games) A stage or level of a video game.
38. n. (genetics, "reading frame") A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
39. n. (computing) A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.
40. n. (mathematics) A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.
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