sub-frame

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhb freym]
- /sʌb freɪm/
- /sʌb freɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhb freym]
- /sʌb freɪm/

Definitions of sub-frame word

noun sub-frame a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc. 1
noun sub-frame a rigid structure formed of relatively slender pieces, joined so as to surround sizable empty spaces or nonstructural panels, and generally used as a major support in building or engineering works, machinery, furniture, etc. 1
noun sub-frame a body, especially a human body, with reference to its size or build; physique: He has a large frame. 1
noun sub-frame a structure for admitting or enclosing something: a window frame. 1
noun sub-frame Usually, frames. (used with a plural verb) the framework for a pair of eyeglasses. 1
noun sub-frame form, constitution, or structure in general; system; order. 1

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Origin of sub-frame

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; 1910-15 for def 8; 1920-25 for def 25; (v.) Middle English framen to prepare (timber), Old English framian to avail, profit; cognate with Old Norse frama to further, Old High German (gi)framōn to do; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Sub-frame

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sub-frame

sub-frame popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".