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Noun frame of reference has 2 senses

coordinate system, frame of reference, reference system, reference frame - a system that uses coordinates to establish position
--₁ is a kind of arrangement, organization, organisation, system
--₁ has parts: coordinate axis
--₁ has particulars:
cartesian coordinate system; inertial reference frame, inertial frame; space-time, space-time continuum
frame of reference - a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
--₂ is a kind of system, system of rules
--₂ has particulars: vocabulary