Background and Frame

Background

Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.

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Frame and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Frame" instead a noun "Background".

Frame noun - The arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form.

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Background and frame are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Frame".

Nearby Words: framed, framework, framing

exact	exact background	exact frame
similar	similar background	similar frame
common	common background	common frame
specific	specific background	specific frame
Other adjectives: right, solid, original, true, proper, single, actual, entire, blue, black, main, new, different.

He is very visible in the frame and the background has no details that detract from the action.

Source: Music / In The Wee Small Hours
Shown Their Work : Scorsese's films are almost anthropological for the level of details and visual information that is placed in the frame and the background without having a direct impact on the plot.

Source: Creator / Martin Scorsese
Street Fighter will cause the background to fade to black, your character to freeze frame on whatever animation they're doing at the moment, and a large X or Z to frame around them.

Source: "YEAH!" Shot

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