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Frame of reference Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ence

Frame of reference has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a system that uses coordinates to establish position

2

a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

3

A set of assumptions, ideas and standards that form a viewpoint from which philosophical, religious and other ideas may be evaluated.

See Also
inertial frame of reference multireference observer system measure general relativity axes polar wander
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
arrangement system
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Cartesian coordinate system inertial reference frame space-time vocabulary
Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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