单词 | frame of reference |
释义 | frame of referencen. 1. Physics. A system of coordinate axes in relation to which size, position, or motion can be defined. Cf. frame n. 18c. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [noun] > relation to something or reference > frame of reference frame1884 frame of reference1895 framework of reference1914 reference frame1930 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. 2. figurative 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. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > school of thought > [noun] > way of thinking perspective1605 way of thinking1650 view1713 framework1754 ideology1896 value system1912 frame of reference1921 value orientation1940 blik1950 theology1962 1921 Jrnl. Abnormal & Social 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. 2006 S. E. Gray I Will Fear No Evil iv. 73 This model contained no frames of reference for the social phenomena they witnessed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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