Transcription
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- [ey freym]
- /eɪ freɪm/
- /ə freɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ey freym]
- /eɪ freɪm/
Definitions of a-frame word
- adjective a-frame (of a house) constructed with an A-shaped elevation 3
- adjective a-frame designating or of a structural framework, as of a house, with steeply angled sides meeting at the top like the sides of the letter A 3
- noun a-frame a structure with such a framework 3
- noun a-frame any upright, rigid supporting frame in the form of a triangle or an inverted V , as V . 1
- noun a-frame a building constructed principally of such a frame, with a steep gabled roof resting directly on a foundation. 1
- noun a-frame An architectural structure, in the shape of an "A", having two straight sides meeting at the top. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of a-frame
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for A-frame
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
a-frame popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Top questions with a-frame
- how to build a-frame house?
- how to build an a-frame cabin?
- how to build an a-frame house?
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- how to build an a-frame?
- what is an a-frame?
- how to build an a-frame swing set?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with a
- Words starting with af
- Words starting with afr
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- Words starting with aframe