chassis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃæ.si/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈt͡ʃa.sɪjz/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈt͡ʃæ.siz/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈʃa.sɪjz/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈt͡ʃa.sɪj/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
- /ˈt͡ʃæ.si/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈʃa.sɪj/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
- /ˈʃæ.siz/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈʃæzi/ (Australia)
Etymology
Borrowed from French châssis, from châsse, from Latin capsa (“case”).
Meanings
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The base frame of a vehicle, such as a motor vehicle.
Near-synonym: undercarriage
Coordinate term: coachwork
The Winchburgh Shale Line is of 2 ft. 6 in. gauge. The surface trucks or tubs are cuboidal metal boxes mounted on unsprung four-wheeled chassis.
1958 September 14, Anthony A. Vickers, “The Winchburgh Shale Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 613: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, … .
1913, Robert Barr, chapter 2, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
- A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.
- A base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a mounted gun moves backward and forward.
- (slang) A woman's buttocks.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| châssis | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chassis | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
chassisless · hot chassis · Thunderbolt chassis · chassised
Synonyms
Translations (81)
tl tsasis (base frame of motor vehicle) · sk podvozok (base frame of motor vehicle) · cmn 車架 /车架 (base frame of motor vehicle) · th แชสซี (base frame of motor vehicle) · sv chassi (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · cmn 底盤 /底盘 (base frame of motor vehicle) · cs šasi (base frame of motor vehicle) · fi runko (base frame of motor vehicle) · hu alváz (base frame of motor vehicle) · fi asennuspohja (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · da chassis (base frame of motor vehicle) · cs kostra (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · ar هَيْكَل (base frame of motor vehicle) · pt chassis (base frame, or movable railway) · ja シャシ (base frame of motor vehicle) · ja シャーシ (base frame of motor vehicle) · afb شاصي (base frame of motor vehicle) · bg корпус (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · fi alusta (base frame of motor vehicle) · eo ĉasio (base frame of motor vehicle) · ro șasiu (base frame of motor vehicle) · nb chassis (base frame of motor vehicle) · it châssis (base frame of motor vehicle) · cs podvozek (base frame of motor vehicle) · sh шасија (base frame of motor vehicle) · pt chassis (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · fi räkki (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · gl chasis (base frame of motor vehicle) · es chasís (base frame of motor vehicle) · pt chassi (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · uk шасі́ (base frame of motor vehicle) · bg платформа (base frame, or movable railway) · vi khung gầm (base frame of motor vehicle) · hu lövegtalp (base frame, or movable railway) · gl chasis (base frame, or movable railway) · acw شاسيه (base frame of motor vehicle) · cmn 底盤 /底盘 (base frame, or movable railway) · vi sát-xi (base frame of motor vehicle) · be шасі́ (base frame of motor vehicle) · fi runko (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · fo undirgrind (base frame of motor vehicle) · ko 섀시 (base frame of motor vehicle) · el σασί (base frame of motor vehicle) · es chasis (base frame of motor vehicle) · id sasis (base frame of motor vehicle) · pl obudowa (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · mk ша́сија (base frame of motor vehicle) · de Gehäuse (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · la capsa (base frame of motor vehicle) · hu doboz (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · fo undirstell (base frame of motor vehicle) · id sasis (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · bg шаси (base frame of motor vehicle) · hu alaplemez (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · hu váz (base frame of motor vehicle) · ja シャシー (base frame of motor vehicle) · hu ház (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · cs ložiště (base frame, or movable railway) · de Chassis (base frame of motor vehicle) · fr châssis (base frame of motor vehicle) · sv chassi (base frame of motor vehicle) · pl podwozie (base frame of motor vehicle) · pt chassi (base frame of motor vehicle) · ru шасси́ (base frame of motor vehicle) · da chassis (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · sh šasija (base frame of motor vehicle) · kk тұрқы (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · mk платфо́рма (base frame, or movable railway) · ar شَاصِي (base frame of motor vehicle) · pl stelaż (base frame, or movable railway) · nn chassis (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · hu szerelvénylap (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · de Fahrgestell (base frame of motor vehicle) · nn chassis (base frame of motor vehicle) · gl chasis (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · mk ко́рпус (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · pt chassis (base frame of motor vehicle) · hu váz (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · pt chassi (base frame, or movable railway) · hu keret (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment) · nb chassis (frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment)