Frame vs. Chassis

Frameverb

(transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.

Frameverb

(transitive) To construct by fitting or uniting together various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.

Frameverb

(transitive) To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.

Frameverb

(transitive) Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.

Frameverb

(transitive) Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.

Frameverb

(transitive) To position visually within a fixed boundary.

Frameverb

(transitive) To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.

Frameverb

Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person. See frameup.

Frameverb

To wash ore with the aid of a frame.

Frameverb

To move.

Frameverb

To proceed; to go.

Frameverb

(tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).

Frameverb

To strengthen; refresh; support.

Frameverb

To execute; perform.

Frameverb

To cause; to bring about; to produce.

Frameverb

To profit; avail.

Frameverb

To fit; accord.

Frameverb

To succeed in doing or trying to do something; manage.

Framenoun

The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.

Framenoun

Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.

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The structure of a person's body; the human body.

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A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.

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A piece of photographic film containing an image.

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A context for understanding or interpretation.

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(snooker) A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.

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(networking) An independent chunk of data sent over a network.

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(bowling) A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.

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(horticulture) A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.

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(philately) The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.

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(philately) The outer circle of a cancellation mark.

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A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th or 1/60th of a second.

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(Internet) An individually scrollable region of a webpage.

Framenoun

An inning.

Framenoun

Any of certain machines built upon or within framework.

Framenoun

(dated) Frame of mind; disposition.

Framenoun

(obsolete) Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.

Framenoun

A stage or level of a video game.

Framenoun

A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.

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(computing) A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.

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(mathematics) A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.

Frameverb

To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts of one member to fit parts of another. See Dovetail, Halve, v. t., Miter, Tenon, Tooth, Tusk, Scarf, and Splice.

Frameverb

To originate; to plan; to devise; to contrive; to compose; in a bad sense, to invent or fabricate, as something false.

Frameverb

To fit to something else, or for some specific end; to adjust; to regulate; to shape; to conform.

Frameverb

To cause; to bring about; to produce.

Frameverb

To support.

Frameverb

To provide with a frame, as a picture.

Frameverb

to manufacture false evidence against (an innocent person), so as to make the person appear guilty of a crime. The act of framing a person is often referred to as a frame-up.

Frameverb

To shape; to arrange, as the organs of speech.

Frameverb

To proceed; to go.

Framenoun

Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a structure.

Framenoun

The bodily structure; physical constitution; make or build of a person.

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A kind of open case or structure made for admitting, inclosing, or supporting things, as that which incloses or contains a window, door, picture, etc.; that on which anything is held or stretched

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A term applied, especially in England, to certain machines built upon or within framework; as, a stocking frame; lace frame; spinning frame, etc.

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Form; shape; proportion; scheme; structure; constitution; system; as, a frameof government.

Framenoun

Particular state or disposition, as of the mind; humor; temper; mood; as, to be always in a happy frame. Same as frame of mind

Framenoun

Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.

Framenoun

In games: (a) In pool, the triangular form used in setting up the balls; also, the balls as set up, or the round of playing required to pocket them all; as, to play six frames in a game of 50 points. (b) In bowling, as in tenpins, one of the several innings forming a game.

Framenoun

a structure supporting or containing something

Framenoun

one of a series of still transparent photographs on a strip of film used in making movies

Framenoun

alternative names for the body of a human being;

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a period of play in baseball during which each team has a turn at bat

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the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

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the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape;

Frameverb

enclose in or as if in a frame;

Frameverb

enclose in a frame, as of a picture

Frameverb

take or catch as if in a snare or trap;

Frameverb

formulate in a particular style or language;

Frameverb

draw up the plans or basic details for;

Frameverb

construct by fitting or uniting parts together

Chassisnoun

A base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a mounted gun moves backward and forward.

Chassisnoun

The base frame of a motor vehicle.

Chassisnoun

A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.

Chassisnoun

(slang) A woman's buttocks.

Chassisnoun

A traversing base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a barbette or casemate gun moves backward and forward. [See Gun carriage.]

Chassisnoun

The under part of an automobile or other motor vehicle, consisting of the frame (on which the body is mounted) with the wheels and machinery.

Chassisnoun

alternative names for the body of a human being;

Chassisnoun

a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device

Chassisnoun

the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor

Chassis

A chassis (US: , UK: ; plural chassis from French châssis [ʃɑsi]) is the load-bearing framework of an artificial object, which structurally supports the object in its construction and function. An example of a chassis is a vehicle frame, the underpart of a motor vehicle, on which the body is mounted; if the running gear such as wheels and transmission, and sometimes even the driver's seat, are included, then the assembly is described as a rolling chassis.