frame
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4.2
- noun
- /freɪm/
- Jargon
:
entrada (béisbol)
- In the tenth frame, she bowled a strike that secured her victory.
Examples
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When packets were not returned within that time frame, up to three follow-up calls and/or emails were sent.
Academic text (2015) -
You will have established a time frame on which to base your study.
Academic text (1990) -
I forget the exact time frame, but...
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So, what's the time frame?
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What I want to suggest is that you set a realistic time frame for IVF attempts.
Fiction book (1991) -
We chose an 18-month over a 12-month time frame to include a greater sample of students.
Academic text (1995) -
Over a one-month data collection time frame, a total of 531 questionnaires (44%) were completed.
Academic text (2008) -
After hitting a home run in the sixth frame, the crowd erupted in cheers.
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The team celebrated their first run in the fourth frame of the game.
Synonyms
245
4.2
One part of a baseball game when each team bats and fields
Idioms
Compounds
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5
6.1
A system for measuring where things are and how they move from one viewpoint
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3
7.2
A system that describes where and how an object is located or facing
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1
4.9
A low box with a clear top that protects young plants from cold and helps them grow
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1
5.8
Inside support that gives a building or machine its shape and strength
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A square wooden tool archaeologists use to map objects at a dig site
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A point of view where objects stay still or move steadily unless a force acts
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A frame where objects stay still or move straight at constant speed unless a force acts on them
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A machine that pulls and lightly twists loose fibres to make thin yarn for spinning
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A machine that uses flat plates and frames to separate solids from liquids
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A machine with plates and frames that separates solids from liquids in factories
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A square wooden frame archaeologists use to draw and measure features at a site
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A machine that pulls and slightly twists fibers to make a loose rope for spinning
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember frame in sports is to think of it as one made part or section of the game, like a building made of parts. That is why a frame is one division or period of play.