"main frame" meaning in English

See main frame in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: main frames [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} main frame (plural main frames)
  1. Alternative form of mainframe Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mainframe
    Sense id: en-main_frame-en-noun-G1Ze9m1G
  2. the rigid frame upon which the moving parts of a machine are mounted; chassis
    Sense id: en-main_frame-en-noun-luVg6zg0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 57 34
  3. (shipbuilding) the widest structural frame located near the middle of a ship Related terms: subframe
    Sense id: en-main_frame-en-noun-Cyy1NsdI Topics: business, manufacturing, shipbuilding

Inflected forms

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