chassis

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English

Alternative forms

• châssis

Etymology

Borrowed from French châssis, from châsse, from Latin capsa (“case”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃæsi/, /ˈʃæsi/
  • Plural: IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃæsiz/, /ˈʃæsiz/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃæzi/
• Rhymes: -æsi, -æzi

Noun

chassis (plural chassis)

1. A base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a mounted gun moves backward and forward.
2. The base frame of a motor vehicle.

   Coordinate term: coachwork
3. A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.
4. (slang) A woman's buttocks.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• “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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.si/

Noun

chassis m (plural chassis)

1. (North America) window

Further reading

• “chassis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French châssis.

Noun

chassis n (definite singular chassiset, indefinite plural chassis or chassiser, definite plural chassisa or chassisene)

1. a chassis (underframe, especially of a vehicle)

References

• “chassis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French châssis.

Noun

chassis n (definite singular chassiset, indefinite plural chassis, definite plural chassisa)

1. a chassis (underframe)

References

• “chassis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French châssis.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: chas‧sis

Noun

chassis m (invariable)

1. Alternative form of chassi

Noun

chassis

1. plural of chassi

References

Swedish

Noun

chassis

1. indefinite genitive singular of chassi