empty frame

collocation in English

meaningsofemptyandframe

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empty
adjective
uk
/ˈemp.ti/us
/ˈemp.ti/
not containing any things ...
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frame
noun[C]
uk
/freɪm/us
/freɪm/
a border that surrounds and supports a picture, door, ...
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(Definition ofemptyandframefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofempty frame

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If you want to arouse real curiosity on the part of anybody, just hang in a room in your house anemptyframeand draw a curtain across it.
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There is anemptyframe, the train enters, then it passes and leaves.
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In each round, there is a room with 3 pieces of artwork in it and anemptyframe.
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The image on the monitor perfectly matches up to the background, creating the illusion that the monitor is anemptyframe.
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Even empty frames can be handed over only by a qualified optician.
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Between the names of the four caliphs, there were some empty frames with traces of a missing outer layer.
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The museum still displays the paintings' empty frames in their original locations.
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As a result, the empty frames and comb can be returned to the beehive for use in the next season.
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Examples of this sort of phenomenon might include monochrome paintings, empty frames, silence as music, chance art.
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The empty frames contain the mash, including the spent grains, and have a capacity of around one hectoliter.
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Coupled with minimizing empty frames of comb, this will all but eliminate the chances of colony failure.
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Parastou chose to exhibit the empty frames on the wall on opening night instead of forgoing the show.
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