A Topical Dictionary: Search for chassis

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English

Etymology

From French châssis, from Latin capsa ‘case’.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈʃæsi/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æsi|-æsi

Noun

A base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a mounted gun moves backward and forward.
The base frame of a motor vehicle.
A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.

Translations

Chinese:
:Mandarin: (dìpán)
Finnish: alusta

German: Chassis , Fahrgestell
Polish: podwozie
Portuguese: chassi

Finnish: asennuspohja

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Chassis \Chas"sis\, n. [F. ch[^a]ssis.] (Mil.)
1. A traversing base frame, or movable railway, along which
the carriage of a barbette or casemate gun moves backward
and forward. [See Gun carriage.]
[1913 Webster]

2. The under part of an automobile or other motor vehicle,
consisting of the frame (on which the body is mounted)
with the wheels and machinery.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

WordNet chassis
n 1: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo
studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique";
"the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: {human
body}, physical body, material body, soma, build,
figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, frame,
form, flesh]
2: a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic
device
3: the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame
supported on springs that holds the body and motor

Moby Dictionary
backing , base , baseboard , basement , bearing , bushing , cabinet ,
cadre , case , casement , casing , console , dado , doorframe , fabric ,
foot , footing , foundation , frame , framework , framing , housing ,
infrastructure , keel , lattice , latticework , mopboard , mount ,
mounting , nadir , picture frame , radio , radio receiver , radio set ,
radio telescope , receiver , receiving set , sash , set , setting ,
shell , shoemold , skeleton , sole , toe , underframe , wainscot ,
window case , window frame , wireless , wireless set