reference frame

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This was achieved by Gaia tracing its movement against the stars, using the "fixed" points of light from very far-away galaxies as a reference frame.

From BBC

It was the basis of a brand-new celestial reference frame, a fixed, imaginary grid against which everything else moves, akin to lines of latitude and longitude on Earth.

From Science Magazine

It said: "They are much more than a convenient geographical reference frame. They are fundamental to our notion of what our country is and of our own place within it."

From BBC

This step moves through the condensate at a constant speed, which is equivalent to the condensate travelling at a constant speed in the reference frame in which the step is stationary.

From Nature

“European languages, which have an egocentric reference frame, may now be blocking our ability to use our brains in this way,” he added.

From The Guardian