ALL meanings of frame of reference
frame of ref·er·ence
F f - noun frame of reference viewpoint 1
- noun plural frame of reference a structure of concepts, values, customs, views, etc., by means of which an individual or group perceives or evaluates data, communicates ideas, and regulates behavior. 1
- noun plural frame of reference Also called reference frame. Physics. a framework that is used for the observation and mathematical description of physical phenomena and the formulation of physical laws, usually consisting of an observer, a coordinate system, and a clock or clocks assigning times at positions with respect to the coordinate system. 1
- countable noun frame of reference A frame of reference is a particular set of beliefs or ideas on which you base your judgment of things. 0
- noun frame of reference a set of basic assumptions or standards that determines and sanctions behaviour 0
- noun frame of reference any set of planes or curves, such as the three coordinate axes, used to locate or measure movement of a point in space 0
- noun frame of reference the fixed points, lines, or planes from which coordinates are measured 0
- noun frame of reference the set of ideas, facts, or circumstances within which something exists 0