picture frame
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈpɪk.tʃər freɪm/
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- It is like post-modern economics in that the nicest people, simply petty "going-along" or "normal" types, get pushed so far out of their picture frames by "events" that they just fall out.
- a digital picture frame
Examples
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Though I purchased frames and mats, the closest I've gotten is putting favorites in a digital picture frame (that I rarely turn on).
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If you use a digital picture frame backs, you just got a a digital picture frame for your parents.
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We think it will be fabulous to have them on an Apple TV as a continually changing picture frame one day.
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The digital picture frame displayed a slideshow of our family vacation photos.
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She bought a new picture frame that can receive images from the internet.
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Today’s smart picture frames allow users to easily upload pictures via their smartphones.
How Advanced
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3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'picture frame' transparently combines 'picture' and 'frame' to denote an object that holds or displays pictures, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will grasp the general concept. However, the specific sense given — an electronic device that displays digital photographs — is a technology-driven extension that is not fully predictable from the parts alone and would typically require the modifier 'digital' or extra context, making the expression only partially transparent.
Etymology
Picture frame for the electronic sense is a small screen that acts like a real frame or window for photos, showing them one after another in a 'slideshow'. That's why it means 'an electronic device that shows digital photos'.