"frame of reference" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: frames of reference [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|frames of reference}} frame of reference (plural frames of reference)
  1. A set of assumptions, ideas and standards that form a viewpoint from which philosophical, religious and other ideas may be evaluated. Translations (set of assumptions, ideas and standards): 理念 (lǐniàn) (Chinese Mandarin), denkraam [neuter] (Dutch), referentiekader [neuter] (Dutch), viitekehys (Finnish), Referenzrahmen [masculine] (German), quadro di riferimento [masculine] (Italian), układ odniesienia [masculine] (Polish), cadru de referință [neuter] (Romanian), то́чка зре́ния (tóčka zrénija) [feminine] (Russian), крите́рий (kritɛ́rij) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-frame_of_reference-en-noun-~g2KEse7 Disambiguation of 'set of assumptions, ideas and standards': 83 17
  2. (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. Categories (topical): Physics, Relativity Derived forms: inertial frame of reference Related terms: relativity Translations (physics: set of axes): հաշվարկի համակարգ (hašvarki hamakarg) (Armenian), 參照系 (Chinese Mandarin), 参照系 (cānzhàoxì) (Chinese Mandarin), 參考系 (Chinese Mandarin), 参考系 (cānkǎoxì) (Chinese Mandarin), vztažná soustava [feminine] (Czech), koordinaatisto (Finnish), viitekehys (Finnish), repère [masculine] (French), référentiel [masculine] (French), Bezugssystem [neuter] (German), Bezugsrahmen [masculine] (German), vonatkoztatási rendszer (Hungarian), sistema di riferimento [masculine] (Italian), 기준계 (gijun'gye) (alt: 基準系) (Korean), układ odniesienia [masculine] (Polish), referencial [masculine] (Portuguese), sistem de referință [neuter] (Romanian), систе́ма отсчёта (sistéma otsčóta) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-frame_of_reference-en-noun-OjKFfxFs Disambiguation of Relativity: 5 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 37 63 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'physics: set of axes': 14 86

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