body frame
Bones supporting flesh
Body frame refers to a person's skeletal structure and overall physical build—the underlying architecture of bone and proportion that determines whether someone is naturally small, medium, or large.
Unlike weight or muscle mass, frame is relatively fixed: She has a small frame, His large frame filled the doorway.
The term appears in discussions of fitness, clothing fit, and health assessments where bone structure matters independent of body composition.
- physiqueBodily structure and form
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- buildCreate a structure
- statureHeight or prestige
- chassisStructural support base
torso · bones · posture · figure · hour glass · silhouette · bone structure · lanky · stocky · broad-shouldered · slender · muscular · lean · sturdy · structure · proportions · anatomy · limbs
- auto partsengine, brakes, tires, wheels, steering wheel
- body typesectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph, somatotype, athletic build
- physiquebuild, figure, physique, somatotype, proportions
- animatronic partsservo motor, endoskeleton
- framesshadow box, shadow boxes
- reference frames
body framesmall frame
Petite physical structure
large frame · big-boned · stocky build · ectomorph · endomorph
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