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Definition of Frame of reference
1. Noun. A system that uses coordinates to establish position.
Exact synonyms: Coordinate System, Reference Frame, Reference System
Generic synonyms: Arrangement, Organisation, Organization, System
Specialized synonyms: Cartesian Coordinate System, Inertial Frame, Inertial Reference Frame, Space-time, Space-time Continuum
Terms within: Coordinate Axis
Generic synonyms: Arrangement, Organisation, Organization, System
Specialized synonyms: Cartesian Coordinate System, Inertial Frame, Inertial Reference Frame, Space-time, Space-time Continuum
Terms within: Coordinate Axis
2. Noun. A system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning.
Definition of Frame of reference
1. Noun. a set of assumptions, ideas and standards that form a viewpoint from which philosophical, religious and other ideas may be evaluated ¹
2. Noun. (physics) a set of axes which enable an observer to measure the position and motion of all bodies in some system relative to the reference frame ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com