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`frame of reference, n.
` /ˌfreɪm əv ˈrɛf(ə)rəns/ , /ˌfreɪm əv ˈrɛr(ə)
`Pronunciation:
` Brit.
` /ˌfreɪm əv ˈrɛf(ə)rəns/
`rn̩s/ , U.S.
`Frequency (in current use):
`Etymology: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: FRAME n., OF prep., REFERENCE n.
`< FRAME n. + OF prep. + REFERENCE n. Compare REFERENCE FRAME n.
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`1. Physics. A system of coordinate axes in relation to which size,
`position, or motion can be defined. Cf. FRAME n. 18c.
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`1895 Philos. Trans. 1894 (Royal Soc.) A. 185 746 We want some fixed frame of reference outside
`the medium itself, with respect to which the absolute rotation may be specified.
`1897 A. E. H. LOVE Theoret. Mech. i. 5 A set of lines of reference such as OA, OB, OC with respect
`to which the position of a point P can be determined will be called a frame of reference.
`1942 J. L. SYNGE & B. A. GRIFFITH Princ. Mech. i. 12 Latitude and longitude define position on the
`earth's surface; we are here using the earth as a frame of reference.
`1972 New Scientist 30 Mar. 711/1 A field of inertia produced by the acceleration of our frame of
`reference.
`2010 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) July 24/3 A comoving frame of reference such as that defined by
`galaxies is very handy: for example, it gives a universal convention for time, so that everyone
`in every comoving galaxy would agree on how long ago the big bang happened.
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`2. fig. and extended use. A set of standards, beliefs, or assumptions
`governing perceptual or logical evaluation or social behaviour; a set
`of criteria in relation to which judgements can be made.
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`1921 Jrnl. Abnormal Psychol. 16 186 Dream phantasies with definitely established frames of
`reference furnished by the life history of the individual dreamer.
`1933 G. B. SHAW Polit. Madhouse Amer. 16 If I may borrow an expression from my friend
`Professor Archibald Henderson, who is a mathematician, he had no frame of reference. He
`had no scientific postulates of any kind. He was in the air.
`1949 A. KOESTLER Insight & Outlook xxvii. 366 In each pair two universes clash, two self-
`contained frames of reference, two hierarchies of values intersect.
`1958 Listener 6 Nov. 724/1 There is as yet no assured frame of reference for comparisons between
`the scrolls and the New Testament.
`1967 A. ARENT Gravedigger's Funeral xii. 192 That was the thing about Jenny. Her frame of
`reference. She was solid.
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`2006 S. E. GRAY I Will Fear No Evil iv. 73 This model contained no frames of reference for the
`social phenomena they witnessed.
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`This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011).
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