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frame

frame

103 3.5
A single picture in a film or comic that shows one moment
  • noun
  • /freɪm/
translation icon : fotograma
  • And if we go frame by frame, it just slowly moves up.
  • film frame
  • single frame
  • video frames

It is a less than a second frame that changes.

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Examples

  • A man of tangled hair hides the face that comes into frame, dips out, comes back.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • So the next stage for me is reviewing every single frame of what's been filmed.

  • But this was the last frame before the accident.

  • So basically you have this as the first frame, right?

  • I have seen every frame of your work.

  • Let me just switch this to frame by frame mode.

  • Let's just take this frame by frame.

  • No, there's no glitch, because look, on the first frame, the safe door is open, but on the next, it's shut.

  • I've spent two days loading all the images from all the cameras and synching them frame by frame.

  • The final frame of the animation showed the main character smiling happily.

Synonyms

cel
vsframe
  • Specialized
2 8.8

A transparent sheet painted with a picture to make one frame of hand-drawn animation

is the single image in a sequence regardless of medium

Idioms

out of frame
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Not visible inside a picture or not right for the situation

Compounds

87 3.1

A fixed period when something happens or is expected to happen

27 3.7

The mood a person has at a certain time

A person's ideas and beliefs that shape how they understand things

8 1.9

The fixed part around a window that holds it in the wall

A wooden or metal border that holds and protects a picture

frame of reference
  • Specialized
5 6.1

A system for measuring where things are and how they move from one viewpoint

frame rate
  • Specialized
5 3.4

How many pictures a video, animation, or game shows each second

frame-up
  • Informal
3 8.7

An act of falsely accusing someone by making fake evidence against them

reference frame
  • Specialized
3 7.2

A system that describes where and how an object is located or facing

cold frame
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A low box with a clear top that protects young plants from cold and helps them grow

1 4.9

A tall thin body that looks awkward or loosely built

open frame
  • Jargon
1 7.1

A frame in which a player fails to knock down all the pins with two rolls

A digital screen that shows photos as a slideshow

skeletal frame
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Inside support that gives a building or machine its shape and strength

A set of bars or ropes in a playground that children use to go up and down on

A tool that holds fabric tight while you sew patterns by hand

A square wooden tool archaeologists use to map objects at a dig site

fly frame
  • Archaic
9.4

A machine in a textile mill that twists stretched fibres into loose thread

frame buffer
  • Specialized
5.4

An area of computer memory that stores the picture shown on the screen

inertial frame
  • Specialized
8.7

A point of view where objects stay still or move steadily unless a force acts

8.9

A frame where objects stay still or move straight at constant speed unless a force acts on them

roving frame
  • Specialized
9.9

A machine that pulls and lightly twists loose fibres to make thin yarn for spinning

A machine that uses flat plates and frames to separate solids from liquids

A machine with plates and frames that separates solids from liquids in factories

planning frame
  • Specialized
7.7

A square wooden frame archaeologists use to draw and measure features at a site

A thin strong body with visible muscles and little fat

speed frame
  • Specialized
8.5

A machine that pulls and slightly twists fibers to make a loose rope for spinning

spinning frame
  • Specialized
5.8

A machine that pulls, twists, and winds fibers into yarn

8.1

A very tall thin body shape that looks like a long bean

6.5

A metal frame with handles that helps people walk and keep their balance

How Long

reel
43 4.4
filmstrip
  • Archaic
2 3.3
roll film
  • Archaic
1 3.9
frame
103 3.5

Surface Forms

frame singular
frames plural

Etymology

The word frame also means a single picture in a film or comic because each is one small, made piece of the whole story. So a frame is one image or drawing that, with others, makes the moving picture.