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picture framing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɪktʃə ˌfɹeɪmɪŋ/ (UK)

Etymology

From picture + framing, after picture frame.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The act of setting a painting, photograph, etc. in a frame.
2. (archaic, uncountable, usually) The materials needed to construct a picture frame.
3. (uncountable, usually) A square or rectangular pattern of ridges in a roof membrane or covering over insulation or deck joints.
   • When ridges occur along both longitudinal and transverse joints, outlining the insulation boards, the pattern formed is known as "picture framing" 1989, H.L. Simmons, Repairing And Extending Weather Barriers, page 97:
   • The staggered grid pattern is sometimes called "picture framing," a phenomenon generally limited to smooth-surfaced membranes with asbestos felts 1996, Charles William Griffin, R. L. Fricklas, Manual of low-slope roof systems, page 258:
   • When they also appear above the transverse insulation-board joints, the pattern is called picture framing 2006, C.W. Griffin, Richard Fricklas, Manual of Low-Slope Roof Systems: Fourth Edition:

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