Framework — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

the underlying structure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈeɪmwɜːk/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈeɪmwɜːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈeɪmwɜːk/

3 syllables Say it as /fɹˈeɪmwɜːk/.

Examples

the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems
providing a factual framework for future research
it is part of the fabric of society

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

theoretical account model fabric

Parts of Speech

noun	a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process “the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems”
noun	the underlying structure “providing a factual framework for future research”
noun	a structure supporting or containing something

Word Forms

model

verb

create a representation or model of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rahmen

eine hypothetische Beschreibung einer komplexen Entität oder eines komplexen Prozesses

🇫🇷French

cadre

une description hypothétique d'une entité ou d'un processus complexe

🇪🇸Spanish

estructura

una descripción hipotética de una entidad o proceso complejo

🇮🇹Italian

struttura

una descrizione ipotetica di un'entità o di un processo complesso

🇳🇱Dutch

kader

een hypothetische beschrijving van een complexe entiteit of proces

🇵🇹Portuguese

estrutura

uma descrição hipotética de uma entidade ou processo complexo

🇷🇺Russian

рамки

гипотетическое описание сложного объекта или процесса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रूपरेखा

किसी जटिल इकाई या प्रक्रिया का काल्पनिक विवरण

🇧🇩Bengali

কাঠামো

একটি জটিল সত্তা বা প্রক্রিয়ার একটি অনুমানমূলক বর্ণনা

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டமைப்பு

ஒரு சிக்கலான நிறுவனம் அல்லது செயல்முறையின் கற்பனையான விளக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫ్రేమ్వర్క్

సంక్లిష్ట ఎంటిటీ లేదా ప్రక్రియ యొక్క ఊహాత్మక వివరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

फ्रेमवर्क

जटिल अस्तित्व किंवा प्रक्रियेचे काल्पनिक वर्णन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફ્રેમવર્ક

જટિલ એન્ટિટી અથવા પ્રક્રિયાનું અનુમાનિત વર્ણન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೌಕಟ್ಟು

ಸಂಕೀರ್ಣ ಘಟಕ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ ವಿವರಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചട്ടക്കൂട്

ഒരു സങ്കീർണ്ണമായ എൻ്റിറ്റി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രക്രിയയുടെ സാങ്കൽപ്പിക വിവരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਰੇਮਵਰਕ

ਇੱਕ ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ ਹਸਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਲਪਨਿਕ ਵਰਣਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

فریم ورک

ایک پیچیدہ ہستی یا عمل کی فرضی وضاحت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

框架

对复杂实体或过程的假设描述

🇯🇵Japanese

フレームワーク

複雑な実体またはプロセスの仮説的な説明

🇰🇷Korean

뼈대

복잡한 실체나 프로세스에 대한 가상의 설명

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khuôn khổ

một mô tả giả thuyết về một thực thể hoặc quá trình phức tạp

🇹🇭Thai

กรอบ

คำอธิบายสมมุติฐานของเอนทิตีหรือกระบวนการที่ซับซ้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerangka

deskripsi hipotetis dari entitas atau proses yang kompleks

🇵🇭Filipino

balangkas

isang hypothetical na paglalarawan ng isang kumplikadong entity o proseso

🇲🇾Malay

rangka kerja

perihalan hipotesis tentang entiti atau proses yang kompleks

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نطاق

وصف افتراضي لكيان أو عملية معقدة

🇮🇷Persian

چارچوب

یک توصیف فرضی از یک موجودیت یا فرآیند پیچیده

🇹🇷Turkish

çerçeve

karmaşık bir varlığın veya sürecin varsayımsal bir açıklaması

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִסגֶרֶת

תיאור היפותטי של ישות או תהליך מורכבים

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