Meanings
nounframework (plural frameworks)
plural frameworks
- figurativelyA basic conceptual structure.
These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.
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He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair.
2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2012, page 162 - computingA reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
- grammarAn established and structured system of rules and principles used for analyzing and describing the structure of a language.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
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Translations
Ancient Greek κάναβος, πῆγμα
- κάναβος (kánabos)a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
- πῆγμα (pêgma)a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
- πῆγμα (pêgma)the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
Bulgarian шаси, скелет
- шаси (šasi)a support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
- скелет (skelet)the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- рамка (ramka)a basic conceptual structure
Catalan entramat, infraestructura
- entramatthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- infraestructuraa basic conceptual structure
Chinese Mandarin 骨架, 框架
- 骨架 (gǔjià)the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- 框架 (kuàngjià)the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- 結構 /结构 (jiégòu)a basic conceptual structure
- 架構 /架构 (jiàgòu)a basic conceptual structure
- 框架 (kuàngjià, kuāngjià)a basic conceptual structure
Czech kostra, konstrukce
- kostrathe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- konstrukcethe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- soustavaa basic conceptual structure
- systéma basic conceptual structure
- aplikační rámeca basic conceptual structure
Danish skelet, ramme
- skeletthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- rammea basic conceptual structure
- struktura basic conceptual structure
Dutch geraamte, raamwerk
- geraamtethe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- raamwerka basic conceptual structure
- frameworka basic conceptual structure
- kadera basic conceptual structure
Esperanto kadro, kadraro
- kadroa support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
- kadraroa support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
- kadroa basic conceptual structure
Finnish kehikko, viitekehys
- kehikkothe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- viitekehysa basic conceptual structure
- kehikkoa basic conceptual structure
French structure
- structurea basic conceptual structure
German Rahmen, Gerüst
- Rahmenthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- Gerüstthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- Fachwerkthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- Bezugssystema basic conceptual structure
- Gefügea basic conceptual structure
- Programmiergerüsta basic conceptual structure
- Rahmenkonzepta basic conceptual structure
- Rahmenwerka basic conceptual structure
Greek πλαίσιο, πλαίσιο
- πλαίσιο (plaísio)the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- πλαίσιο (plaísio)a basic conceptual structure
- σκελετός (skeletós)a basic conceptual structure
Indonesian kerangka
- kerangkaa basic conceptual structure
Italian struttura portante, struttura
- struttura portantea support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
- strutturathe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- impalcaturathe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- intelaiaturathe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- struttura portantethe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- infrastrutturaa basic conceptual structure
- struttura portantea basic conceptual structure
- inquadramentothe identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset
Japanese 骨組み, 構造
- 骨組み (honegumi)the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- 構造 (kōzō)a basic conceptual structure
- フレームワーク (furēmuwāku)a basic conceptual structure
- 骨組み (honegumi)a basic conceptual structure
Latin compāgēs, compactiō
- compāgēsa support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
- compactiōthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- compāgēsa basic conceptual structure
Lithuanian infratruktūra
- infratruktūraa basic conceptual structure
Malay rangka kerja
- rangka kerjaa basic conceptual structure
Māori anga
- angaa basic conceptual structure
Norwegian Bokmål rammeverk, rammeverk
- rammeverkthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- rammeverka basic conceptual structure
Persian آرماتور
- آرماتور (ârmâtur)the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
Polish szkielet
- szkieletthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
Portuguese esqueleto, estrutura
- esqueletoa support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
- estruturaa support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
- armaçãoa support structure comprising joined parts and intervening open spaces
- vigamentothe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- travejamentothe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- infraestruturaa basic conceptual structure
- arcabouçoa basic conceptual structure
- enquadramentothe identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset
- regimethe identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset
Romanian ramă, structură
- ramăthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- structurăthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- scheletthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- cadruthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
Russian о́стов, ко́рпус
- о́стов (óstov)the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- ко́рпус (kórpus)the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- карка́с (karkás)the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- ра́ма (ráma)the arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- инфраструкту́ра (infrastruktúra)a basic conceptual structure
- систе́ма взгля́дов (sistéma vzgljádov)a basic conceptual structure
- то́чка отсчёта (tóčka otsčóta)a basic conceptual structure
- ра́мки (rámki)a basic conceptual structure
- усло́вия (uslóvija)a basic conceptual structure
- парадигма (paradigma)a basic conceptual structure
- парадигма (paradigma)the identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset
Spanish entramado, armazón
- entramadothe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- armazónthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- carapachothe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- entramadoa basic conceptual structure
- marcoa basic conceptual structure
- armazóna basic conceptual structure
- estructura conceptuala basic conceptual structure
Swedish ramverk
- ramverka basic conceptual structure
Turkish çatkı, çatık
- çatkıthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- çatıkthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- iskelethe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- karkasthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- yapı iskelesithe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- yapı karkasıthe arrangement of support beams that represent a buildings general shape and size
- çerçevea basic conceptual structure
Welsh fframwaith
- fframwaitha basic conceptual structure
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