FRAMEWORK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does framework mean? 

• FRAMEWORK (noun)
  The noun FRAMEWORK has 3 senses:

1. a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

2. the underlying structure

3. a structure supporting or containing something

  Familiarity information: FRAMEWORK used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRAMEWORK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

framework; model; theoretical account

Context example:

the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems

Hypernyms ("framework" is a kind of...):

hypothesis; possibility; theory (a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "framework"):

computer simulation; simulation ((computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program)

mean sun (a theoretical sun that moves along the celestial equator at a constant speed and completes its annual course in the same amount of time the real sun takes at variable speeds)

Copernican system ((astronomy) Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun)

Ptolemaic system ((astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center)

M-theory ((particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified and to which all the string theories belong)

string theory ((particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings)

stochastic process (a statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time))

Sense 2

Meaning:

The underlying structure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

fabric; framework

Context example:

it is part of the fabric of society

Hypernyms ("framework" is a kind of...):

structure (the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A structure supporting or containing something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

frame; framework

Hypernyms ("framework" is a kind of...):

supporting structure (a structure that serves to support something)

Meronyms (parts of "framework"):

backing; mount (something forming a back that is added for strengthening)

brace; bracing (a structural member used to stiffen a framework)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "framework"):

stretcher (a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting)

fretwork; lattice; latticework (framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal)

mounting (framework used for support or display)

oxbow (a wooden framework bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox)

picture frame (a framework in which a picture is mounted)

rack (framework for holding objects)

ribbing (a framework of ribs)

sash; window sash (a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame)

buck; horse; sawbuck; sawhorse (a framework for holding wood that is being sawed)

stocks (a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod)

stocks (a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction)

arbor; arbour; bower; pergola (a framework that supports climbing plants)

embroidery frame; embroidery hoop; tambour (a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering)

tenter (a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth)

truss (a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure)

undercarriage (framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle)

baby-walker; go-cart; walker (an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk)

walker; Zimmer; Zimmer frame (a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk)

wattle (framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence)

window (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)

window frame (the framework that supports a window)

hayrack; hayrig (a frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry)

airframe (the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines))

bustle (a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt)

case; casing (the enclosing frame around a door or window opening)

climbing frame (a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on)

clotheshorse (a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying))

coaming (a raised framework around a hatchway on a ship to keep water out)

cornice; pelmet; valance; valance board (a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing)

deckle ((paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets)

derrick (a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered)

buffer; cowcatcher; fender; pilot (an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track)

honeycomb (a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees)

handbarrow (a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people)

gun carriage (a framework on which a gun is mounted for firing)

grill; grille; grillwork (a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate)

grate; grating (a frame of iron bars to hold a fire)

gantry; gauntry (a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc.)

frame (the framework for a pair of eyeglasses)

frame; framing (a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror)

doorcase; doorframe (the frame that supports a door)

 Context examples 

An organization that participates in activities conducted in a framework of a particular clinical trial.

(Participating Clinical Study Organization, NCI Thesaurus)

The basic framework of the molecular pathways in the cell that produce and maintain these daily rhythms has been elucidated.

(Circadian Rhythm Pathway BioCarta, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This framework will serve as a tool to create an interface among the basic, translational, clinical, and population-based research communities that participate in the research discovery process.

(Cancer Informatics Infrastructure, NCI Thesaurus)

Once your body accepts the bone graft, it provides a framework for growth of new, living bone.

(Bone Grafts, NIH)

The basic facilities, equipment, or underlying framework that are necessary for a system or organization to function.

(Infrastructure, NCI Thesaurus)

A framework to enhance cooperative activities among the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director and the NIH institutes and centers that support research on the nervous system.

(Blueprint for Neuroscience, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, modification of elbow hinge sequences within the antibody variable framework regions may account for the strong apoptosis-inducing activity of R7159 upon binding to CD20 on target cells.

(Obinutuzumab, NCI Thesaurus)

Optional additional information about a laboratory procedure that can be planned, scheduled or performed in the framework of a particular study.

(Laboratory Procedure Comment, NCI Thesaurus)

A spanning framework used to support machinery, including that for mounting a device to be moved in a circular path.

(Gantry, NCI Thesaurus)

A disease occurring chiefly in the connective-tissue framework of an organ.

(Interstitial Disease, NCI Thesaurus)