multi-frame
|mul-ti-frame|
/ˈmʌltiˌfreɪm/
using many frames
Etymology
'multi-frame' is a modern compound formed from the combining form 'multi-' and the noun 'frame'. 'Multi-' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'multus', where 'mult-' meant 'many'. 'Frame' originates from Old English (words like 'fram'/'frame'), where it referred to a structure or framework.
'multi-' entered English as a combining form from Latin (often via scholarly Latin and French) in later Medieval and Modern periods; 'frame' developed from Old English forms (such as 'fram') into Middle English 'frame' and then the modern English 'frame'. The compound 'multi-frame' is a 20th-century technical/modern formation combining these elements.
Initially the parts meant 'many' + 'structure/framework'; over time the compound came to be used specifically in technical contexts to mean 'composed of or using multiple image/video/exposure frames'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a set or composite made from multiple frames (for example, an assembled group of image frames used to create a single final image or an animation unit).
The editor created a multi-frame to stitch the panorama together.
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Adjective 1
consisting of or using multiple frames (such as image frames, video frames, or exposures) considered together or processed as a unit.
The camera's multi-frame mode combines several exposures to reduce noise.
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