picture frame

UK/ˈpɪktʃə ˌfɹeɪm/US/ˈpɪkt͡ʃɚ ˌfɹeɪm/

noun

The frame into which a picture is placed.

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photo frame
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Meanings

nounpicture frame (plural picture frames)

plural picture frames · alternative pictureframe

  1. The frame into which a picture is placed.

    He pulled a picture frame to one side, revealing a safe behind. Chang pressed four buttons on the keypad… …and the safe door whirred open.

    2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “Loot”, in Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 229

    Synonyms: photo frame

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe frame into which a picture is placed.

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photo frame
Also see
photo frame

Origin

Compound of picture + frame.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鏡框 /镜框, 像框
  • 鏡框 /镜框 (jìngkuàng)frame into which a picture is placed
  • 像框 (xiàngkuàng)frame into which a picture is placed
  • 相框 (xiàngkuàng)frame into which a picture is placed
Danish billedramme, fotoramme
  • billedrammeframe into which a picture is placed
  • fotorammeframe into which a picture is placed
Dutch fotolijst
  • fotolijstframe into which a picture is placed
Estonian pildiraam
  • pildiraamframe into which a picture is placed
Finnish valokuvakehys, taulunkehys
  • valokuvakehysframe into which a picture is placed
  • taulunkehysframe into which a picture is placed
French cadre de tableau
  • cadre de tableauframe into which a picture is placed
German Bilderrahmen
  • Bilderrahmenframe into which a picture is placed
Greek κάδρο, κορνίζα
  • κάδρο (kádro)frame into which a picture is placed
  • κορνίζα (korníza)frame into which a picture is placed
Hebrew מִסְגֶּרֶת
  • מִסְגֶּרֶת (misgéret)frame into which a picture is placed
Hungarian képkeret
  • képkeretframe into which a picture is placed
Icelandic myndarammi
  • myndarammiframe into which a picture is placed
Italian soasa, portaritratti
  • soasaframe into which a picture is placed
  • portaritrattiframe into which a picture is placed
  • portafotografieframe into which a picture is placed
Japanese 額縁
  • 額縁 (gakubuchi)frame into which a picture is placed
Korean 액자
  • 액자 (aekja)frame into which a picture is placed
Polish ramka
  • ramkaframe into which a picture is placed
Portuguese porta-retratos
  • porta-retratosframe into which a picture is placed
Russian фотора́мка
  • фотора́мка (fotorámka)frame into which a picture is placed
Swedish tavelram
  • tavelramframe into which a picture is placed
Vietnamese khung tranh
  • khung tranhframe into which a picture is placed
Cite this entry
APA

picture frame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picture%20frame

MLA

“picture frame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picture%20frame. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “picture frame,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picture%20frame.

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