frame of reference

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A set of assumptions, ideas and standards that form a viewpoint from which philosophical, religious and other ideas may be evaluated.
  2. A set of axes which enable an observer to measure the position and motion of all bodies in some system relative to the reference frame.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

frame of reference frames of reference

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