| NOUN | artifact | underframe, skeleton, skeletal frame, frame | the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape |
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| Meaning | The internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape. | |
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| Synonyms | skeleton, skeletal frame, frame | |
| Part of | aircraft | A vehicle that can fly |
| building, edifice | A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place | |
| ship | A vessel that carries passengers or freight | |
| Narrower | chassis | The skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor |
| hoop | A light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt / skirt | |
| Broader | supporting structure | A structure that serves to support something |
| Spanish | armadura, armazón, esqueleto, estructura | |
| Catalan | estructura | |
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