frame

«frame» in Mova's school dictionary: a border that goes around something, like around a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (frame, frames); verb (frame, frames, framed, framing)

meaning for a pupil

1) A frame is a border that goes around something, like around a picture, a mirror or a window. tree →

2) A frame is the strong structure that holds something up, like the frame of a bike, a house or glasses. tree →

3) To frame a picture is to put it in a frame. tree →

4) Your frame is the size and shape of your body. tree →

5) A frame is one picture in a film or comic. tree →

6) To frame someone is to make them look guilty when they are not. tree →

sense in the lessons

maths: a shape whose edge is measured (perimeter: wood or ribbon around) or an object counted; the picture inside points to area; also a picture frame bought for money; science: skeletons are the body's frame; everyday life: photo frames, glasses frames, a climbing frame; stories: the detective found he had been framed

examples

• A picture frame is 20 cm long and 15 cm wide. tree →
• How much wood is needed for the frame? tree →
• She buys 3 frames for 6 dollars each. tree →
• The window frame is a rectangle. tree →
• We hung the photo in a wooden frame. tree →
• My glasses have red frames. tree →
• The children played on the climbing frame. tree →
• The bike frame is made of metal. tree →
• "Such an one must be carved on the frame of our picture." tree →

note

Wood or ribbon «around» a frame points to perimeter; the picture inside points to area. Trap: do not mix up the length around with the space inside.

In the corpora

• Cartoons often use 12 to 24 pictures for every second of film; each single still picture is called a frame.
• Japan has strict earthquake rules, and many buildings have flexible frames or shock-absorbing bases that let them move without breaking.
• A film is many still pictures, called frames, shown quickly, traditionally 24 every second in the cinema.
• New climbing frames, ropes, branches and hiding places are enrichment too, because new paths keep animals active and curious.
• Hang from a climbing frame by your knees and you get tired in a minute.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «frame» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.