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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

Anschauung, angle, angle of vision, basis, eye, footing, framework, light, mental outlook, outlook, place, point of view, position, reference system, regard, respect, side, sight, situation, slant, stand, standpoint, system, universe, view, viewpoint

Dictionary Results for frame of reference:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

frame of reference
    n 1: a system that uses coordinates to establish position [syn:
         coordinate system, frame of reference, reference
         system, reference frame]
    2: a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior
       and give it meaning [syn: frame of reference, frame]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Frame of reference \Frame of reference\, n.
   1. an arbitrary set of spatial coordinates used to describe
      the position or motion of objects. The coordinates may be
      fixed or moving; as, a rotating frame of reference.
      [PJC]

   2. a set of assumptions or conditions that are used to
      discuss or understand something; as, a religious frame of
      reference.
      [PJC]

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