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frame

frame

30 5.7
A part of a web page that shows separate content and can scroll on its own
  • noun
  • /freɪm/
  • Texting
translation icon : marco
  • Annette steps back into frame and takes the car keys out of Kathryn's hands.

Examples

  • We need to take it off the frame.

  • Open up the side frame with the square thing on the side.

  • So it makes points in the frame where you could put your subject.

  • And the second thing is this works when you have two frames, right?

  • I'm gonna be here in frame, okay.

  • Rehearsal please, everybody else, clear frame.

  • At 0552, my hand enters the frame from the lower left.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The website has multiple frames that allow users to scroll through different sections independently.

  • In the editing software, you can adjust the content within each frame on the screen without affecting the others.

  • When designing a webpage, it's important to organize the frames properly for better user navigation.

Synonyms

window
vsframe
731 3.7

A rectangular area on a computer screen that shows information separately from other areas

is a part among multiple independent areas that can scroll separately

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

Surface Forms

frame singular
frames plural

Etymology

In web pages, a frame is one separate box or window because the old idea of fitting parts together gives a page as a set of joined parts. That is why a frame can be a section you scroll or move independently.