frame
noun
a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
subframe
-
a word derived from
frame.
Example Sentences
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The new car’s electronic steering rack is bolted directly to the front subframe, helping conduct richer and more useful feedback to the wheel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
The house and subframe would then be anchored to vertical guideposts, allowing that structure to rise and fall without floating away.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2023
The bridge, connecting the Kenilworth and Eastland Gardens neighborhoods to Deanwood, collapsed after a Mack truck — traveling southbound with its subframe raised — struck the footbridge, causing the structure to come loose, officials said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023
The first major manufacturer to use a Divergent 3-D printed subframe is Aston Martin, which will put one in the head-turning limited production DBR22 convertible.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
It was the Mach-E’s second recall, after an earlier investigation discovering loose subframe bolts.
From The Verge ● Sep. 27, 2021
