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subframe

subframe noun: a subsidiary frame (chunk of data).

Noun

subframe (plural subframes)

  1. A subsidiary frame (chunk of data).
    • Four status bits accompany each subframe.2001, John Watkinson, An introduction to digital video
  2. A structural component of a vehicle, such as an automobile or aircraft, that uses a discrete, separate structure within a larger body-on-frame or unit body to carry certain components, such as the engine, drivetrain, or suspension.
    • In the rebuilding no alterations have been made to the queen-post underframes except to add the subframe carrying the engine-transmission group.1958 May, “Diesel Railcars for Ireland”, in Railway Magazine, page 354
  3. (Internet) One of the HTML frames that make up a frameset.
    • Specify the dimensions of your main frame and subframes and this online utility will create them for you.1998, Steven E Callihan, Create your first Web Page in a weekend

Forms of subframe

pluralsubframes

Origin of subframe

From sub- + frame.

Questions about subframe

What does subframe mean?
Subframe means a subsidiary frame (chunk of data).
What part of speech is subframe?
Subframe is a noun.
What is the plural of subframe?
The plural of subframe is subframes.

Words near subframe in the dictionary

  1. subfractionations
  2. subfractions
  3. subfragment
  4. subfragmenting
  5. subfragments
  6. subframe
  7. subframes
  8. subfranchise
  9. subfranchised
  10. subfranchisee
  11. subfranchisees

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