chassis
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French châssis, from châsse, from Latin capsa (“case”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæsi/, /ˈʃæsi/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈʃæzi/
Audio (AU) (file)
- Rhymes: -æsi, -æzi
Noun edit
chassis (plural chassis)
- 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.
- 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 2, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad[1]:
- The door being open, Stranleigh walked in unannounced. A two-seated runabout […] stood by the window, where it could be viewed by passers-by. Further down the room rested a chassis, … .
- A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.
- (slang) A woman's buttocks.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
base frame, or movable railway
base frame of motor vehicle
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frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment
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Further reading edit
- “chassis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “chassis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “chassis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
chassis
Further reading edit
- “chassis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
chassis n (definite singular chassiset, indefinite plural chassis or chassiser, definite plural chassisa or chassisene)
- a chassis (underframe, especially of a vehicle)
References edit
- “chassis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
chassis n (definite singular chassiset, indefinite plural chassis, definite plural chassisa)
- a chassis (underframe)
References edit
- “chassis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French châssis.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: chas‧sis
Noun edit
chassis m (invariable)
- Alternative form of chassi
Noun edit
chassis
References edit
- ^ “chassis” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “chassis” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Swedish edit
Noun edit
chassis