frames

Hold the lenses

Frames are rigid structures that support or enclose something: a picture frame, a window frame, the frame of a house or bicycle.

A person's frame is their body's skeletal structure: a large frame, a small frame.

To frame something is to put it in a frame, or to construct or formulate: frame an argument, frame a question.

To frame someone is to make them appear guilty through false evidence.

In film and video, frames are individual still images that create motion when played in sequence.

eyewear

spectacles

Corrective eyewear worn daily

  • glassesCorrective eyewear or tumblers
  • lensesCurved transparent refractors
  • bifocalsDual-strength corrective lenses

trifocals · prescription · sunglasses · goggles · eyeglasses · monocle · pince-nez · varifocals · progressive · rimless

window

sash

Waist-worn cloth strip

pane · glazing · jamb · lintel · header · sill · casing · trim · bay · dormer

structure

skeleton

Internal supportive framework

girder · beam · support · armature · lattice · grid · timber · steel · load-bearing · stud

film

shot

Quick liquor serving

  • sceneDramatic unit or locale
  • footageRecorded video material
  • reelWinding cylinder or dance

projection · cinema · still · keyframe · sequence · celluloid · fps · framerate · widescreen · letterbox

boundaries

reference

Directing attention elsewhere

scope · paradigm · lens · mindset · reframing · narrative · interpretation · worldview · bias · cognitive

picture

canvas

Heavy woven cloth

landscape · matting · mounting · gilded · wooden · ornate · baroque · shadow-box · floating · hanging

physique

build

Create a structure

figure · bone-structure · skeletal · proportions · torso · broad-shouldered · slender · stocky · lanky · athletic

bowling

strike

Forceful impact or stoppage

  • spareHeld in reserve
  • pinPointed metal fastener
  • laneDesignated travel strip

gutter · ball · ten-pin · rack · reset · turkey · split · kingpin · alley · scoring

data

packet

Small sealed container

TCP · protocol · encapsulation · transmission · network · datagram · checksum · synchronization · delimiter · buffer

Categories
Opposites
boundary vs. center

framescenters

Middle locations or hubs

contents · cores · focal points · interiors · subjects

container vs. content

framescontents

What something holds

pictures · images · subjects · artwork · photographs

structure vs. formlessness

framesshapelessness

Lack of distinct form

masses · formlessness · amorphousness · blobs · fills

Phrases
Family

frame, framework, framed, framing, framer, frame of mind, frameless, framers, frame rate

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G