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frame of reference in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a system that uses coordinates to establish position
    coordinate system  frame of reference  reference system  reference frame 
  2. a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
    frame of reference  frame 
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frame of reference in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) a set of assumptions, ideas and standards that form a viewpoint from which philosophical, religious and other ideas may be evaluated
  2. (noun) (physics) a set of axes which enable an observer to measure the position and motion of all bodies in some system relative to the reference frame
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