Meanings
nounframe per second (plural frames per second)
plural frames per second
- plural normallyA measure of how many times an imaging or display device produces unique consecutive images (frames) in one second.
The graphics are really choppy; I'm only getting 12 frames per second.
Translations
French image par seconde
- image par secondeput together the structural elements
German Bilder pro Sekunde
- Bilder pro Sekundeput together the structural elements
Polish klatka na sekundę
- klatka na sekundęput together the structural elements
Portuguese fotogramas por segundo, quadros por segundo
- fotogramas por segundoput together the structural elements
- quadros por segundoput together the structural elements
- frames por segundoput together the structural elements
Spanish fotogramas por segundo
- fotogramas por segundoput together the structural elements
Swedish bildrutor per sekund
- bildrutor per sekundput together the structural elements
Cite this entry
APA
frame per second. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frame%20per%20second
MLA
“frame per second.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frame%20per%20second. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frame per second,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frame%20per%20second.
Source: frame per second on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.