Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wireframe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: wire-frame
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional object as defined geometrically by line segments.

noun

A basic visual guide used to suggest the layout of fundamental elements in a web interface.

verb

To generate a wireframe representation

verb

To prepare a wireframe for a website

Example Sentences

"A wireframe is transparent in nature, requiring some skill and expertise in interpreting the model."
"Wireframes should be simple sketches that you can quickly revise and not get attached to."
"She'd barely wireframed it, here, and there was no there there, no interiority."
"There are a few lists you should make before you start wireframing."

Etymology

From wire + frame. The figurative use is extended from the literal (pre-computing and non-computing) concept of a wire frame, a frame made of wire.

Inflected Forms

wireframes (plural) wire frame (alternative) wire-frame (alternative) wireframes (present, singular) wireframing (participle, present) wireframed (participle, past) wireframed (past)

Derived Forms

wireframed wireframer

Phrases

explicit modeling

Frequently Paired Words

CAD/CAM explicit modeling solid model

Questions

What does wireframe mean?: A visual model of an electronic representation of a three-dimensional object as defined geometrically by line segments.
Where does wireframe come from?: From wire + frame. The figurative use is extended from the literal (pre-computing and non-computing) concept of a wire frame, a frame made of wire.

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