framework
A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
Other meanings
The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
A kind of
- supporting structure
Kinds of framework
- casing
- chase
- climbing frame
- buffer
- honeycomb
- lattice
- mounting
- picture frame
Related words
- extraframework
- framework agreement
- framework directive
- framework knitter
- framework law
- framework silicate
- institutional framework
- interframework
- intraframework
- metaframework
- metal-organic framework
- microframework
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “framework” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.