Synonyms:
model, theoretical_account, framework
Meaning: a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
Synonyms:
framework, fabric
Meaning: the underlying structure; "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society"
Usage examples
What framework of cedar or oak will last as long as "Othello"?
The swinging framework would then be steadied by the friction brake gripping it gradually.
His aim was fairly good, and he succeeded in knocking off the hat and finally prostrating the wooden framework.
Thus the laws of logic supply the skeleton or framework within which the test of coherence applies, and they themselves cannot be established by this test.
Wright and Forde have almost completed the absolute hut, a patchwork building for which the framework only was brought--but it will be very well adapted for our needs.
He succeeded very quickly in reaching the door, when, loosening one of the chains from his ankle, he made every exertion to force the passage with it, but in vain, the framework of the room being far stronger than was anticipated.
Practically, therefore, it will be found best to build out a steel framework from each side of the stern for holding the bearings of each screw in connection with the twin water-tight compartments holding the shafting; and thus will be evolved what will practically represent a twin, or double, stern.