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SKELETAL FRAME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does skeletal frame mean? 

SKELETAL FRAME (noun)
  The noun SKELETAL FRAME has 1 sense:

1. the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shapeplay

  Familiarity information: SKELETAL FRAME used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SKELETAL FRAME (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

frame; skeletal frame; skeleton; underframe

Context example:

the building has a steel skeleton

Hypernyms ("skeletal frame" is a kind of...):

supporting structure (a structure that serves to support something)

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

chassis (the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor)

hoop (a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt)

Holonyms ("skeletal frame" is a part of...):

aircraft (a vehicle that can fly)

building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)


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