framework vs ground-plan

framework

noun
  • A basic conceptual structure. 

  • The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape. 

  • A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented. 

  • These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas. 

  • The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size. 

  • A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size. 

ground-plan

noun
  • Framework or pattern. 

  • A diagram showing set layout. 

  • Floorplan. 

  • Hypothetical ancestor of a clade. 

How often have the words framework and ground-plan occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )