main frame
noun1
Alternative Alternative form of mainframe.
2
the rigid frame upon which the moving parts of a machine are mounted; chassis
- The main frames are of 1¼-in. thick plates spaced 3 ft. 2½ in. apart, the centre lines coinciding with the centre of the axlebox guide faces.1951 March, “British Railways Standard "Britannia" Class 4-6-2 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 186:
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Business, Manufacturing, Shipbuilding the widest structural frame located near the middle of a ship
- Related terms
- subframe