Meanings
noundiamond frame (plural diamond frames)
plural diamond frames
- A modern, upright bicycle shape or design, as distinguished from a penny-farthing bicycle, a recumbent, etc.
Origin
From the diamond shape of a conventional bicycle frame created by the two triangles head tube, top tube, down tube and seat tube, chain stays and seat stays.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish timanttirunko
- timanttirunkobicycle shape
German Diamantrahmen
- Diamantrahmenbicycle shape
Polish rama diamentowa
- rama diamentowabicycle shape
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diamond frame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diamond%20frame
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“diamond frame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diamond%20frame. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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