Used in a Sentence

frame

How to use frame in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for frame.

Editorial note

This leads to awful decisions in a 10-yr frame.

Examples22
Definitions17
Parts of speech2

Quick take

the framework for a pair of eyeglasses

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of frame gathered in one view.

noun

the framework for a pair of eyeglasses

noun

a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film

noun

alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for frame.

noun

the framework for a pair of eyeglasses

noun

a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film

noun

alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"

noun

(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat

noun

a single drawing in a comic_strip

noun

an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently

noun

a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

noun

the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

noun

the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"

noun

a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror; "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held"

noun

one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided

verb

enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture"

verb

enclose in a frame, as of a picture

verb

take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"

verb

formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

verb

make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

verb

construct by fitting or uniting parts together

Example sentences

1

This leads to awful decisions in a 10-yr frame.

2

In short, because the Milky Way disk sets a preferred rest frame.

3

I can't find the exact speed of the Milky Way in that frame, but the speed of the Earth is ~360 km/s.

4

My bed was a rectangular framework that the mattress sat on top of.

5

This is mostly because the hive design has movable frames and opens from the top.

6

All the procedures, techniques, all the clever things they devised, took that frame rate as a given.

7

In 1998 or when ever that was it still only took RenderMan a few minutes to render each frame.

8

I'd hazard a guess to say that any motion prediction or frame deltas might actually slow the whole chain down.

9

The 24 fps speed is a relic from the stone age of cinema, back when technology simply could not cope with higher frame rates.

10

However, in war-torn African countries, the planning timeframe is much shorter for the people.

11

Over lunch he was rambling about some technique he discovered to render scenes at a much higher frame-rate.

12

But look how the frame it: "national security initiatives".

13

> Businessmen have complained for years that people have been able to frame commercial rivalsCorruption is like an infectious disease.

14

Then, despite the fact that bicycles have existed for a hundred years, they got patents on things like "using levers to shift" and "building a frame out of tube-like structures".

15

> The filmmaker said that when he begins shooting the "Avatar" sequel in about 18 months, he will be shooting at a higher frame rate, though he has yet to decide if that will be 48 fps or 60 fps.

16

Not a commentary on this project per se, but I can't help but think when I see "X in javascript" voted up that the implicit frame is: "isn't it impressive what you can do in javascript now?

17

The mismatched gradients on the new icons are beautiful to them, the wire frame and confusing UI elements are revolutionary, and fragmentation is simply just creating fertile ground for change.

18

This forces your calcium crystalline frame-member to depress, compressing your saline-filled lipid-polymer foam skin against the keyboard.

19

My first thought is to go with something like "We help individuals collaborate by [whatever it is this thing does]" simply because that gets me a frame of reference faster and gets to talking about the interesting part sooner.

20

It takes the ability to internalize massive amounts of detail, organize it into some coherent frame work and then communicate that framework as needed to various levels in the language they understand.

21

Opening with "Rocketr is a bottom-up approach to knowledge management" - this is an entirely useless fluff sentence, tells nobody anything, doesn't provide a useful frame of reference for what's coming next... I feel like the story here is that Mr. Peek needed a harsher critic when he was practicing.

22

Since the ball motion, physics, and coordinates were all in floating point, and the ball is constantly being pushed "down" the sloped table by the gravity vector in every frame, we found that floating point error would gradually accumulate until the ball's position was suddenly on the other side of the barrier!

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use frame in a sentence?

This leads to awful decisions in a 10-yr frame.

What does frame mean?

the framework for a pair of eyeglasses

What part of speech is frame?

frame is commonly used as noun, verb.