(mining) headframe.

(mining) A headframe.

The scientific observation that a man's statistical probability of being homosexual increases with the number of older brothers he has.

carousel fraud

plural of frame story

A literary technique whereby an introductory or main narrative is presented, at least in part, for the purpose of setting the stage either for a more emphasized second narrative or for a set of shorter stories.

A proximal fibular fracture associated with a distal tibial (ankle) fracture.

A rheostat consisting of an open frame on which are stretched spirals of wire, which, being freely exposed to the air, radiate heat rapidly.

(genetics, often in the plural) One of many short, newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during DNA replication.

(music) A genre of psychedelic rock associated with the hippie subculture of San Francisco in the late 1960s and early 1970s.