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interframe

interframe noun: a video frame which is compressed to express only the change from a reference frame.

Noun

interframe (plural interframes)

  1. A video frame which is compressed to express only the change from a reference frame.
    • Each keyframe becomes a reference for all the following interframes.2003, Dan Livingston, Carlos Justiniano, Advanced Macromedia Flash MX, →ISBN, page 356
  2. A type of bolster for a folding knife.
    • Interframes are recognized by having metal frames with inlays dropped into machined out areas of the handles.2004 January 1, “Cutting class: William Henry's top-shelf tacticals”, in American Handgunner

Adjective

interframe (not comparable)

  1. Between frames (of a video file, a network protocol, etc.).

Forms of interframe

pluralinterframes

Origin of interframe

From inter- + frame.

Questions about interframe

What does interframe mean?
Interframe means a video frame which is compressed to express only the change from a reference frame.
What part of speech is interframe?
Interframe can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of interframe?
The plural of interframe is interframes.

Words near interframe in the dictionary

  1. interfraction
  2. interfractional
  3. interfragment
  4. interfragmental
  5. interfragmentary
  6. interframe
  7. interframes
  8. interframework
  9. interfrastically
  10. interfrat
  11. interfraternal

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