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chas⋅sis

[chas-ee, -is, shas-ee]
–noun, plural chas⋅sis [chas-eez, shas-] .
1. Automotive. the frame, wheels, and machinery of a motor vehicle, on which the body is supported.
2. Ordnance. the frame or railway on which a gun carriage moves backward and forward.
3. the main landing gear of an aircraft; that portion of the landing gear that supports an aircraft.
4. Radio and Television. a frame for mounting the circuit components of a radio or television set.
5. a construction forming the sides, top, and bottom of a cabinet, showcase, or the like.

Origin:
1655–65; < F châssis frame; akin to chase 2
chas·sis   (shās'ē, chās'ē)   
n.   pl. chas·sis (-ēz)
  1. The rectangular, usually steel frame, supported on springs and attached to the axles, that holds the body and motor of an automotive vehicle.
  2. The landing gear of an aircraft, including the wheels, skids, floats, and other structures that support the aircraft on land or water.
  3. The frame on which a gun carriage moves forward and backward.
  4. The framework to which the components of a radio, television, or other electronic equipment are attached.

[French châssis, frame, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *capsīcium, from Latin capsa, box.]

Chassis

Chas"sis\, n. [F. ch[^a]ssis.] (Mil.) A traversing base frame, or movable railway, along which the carriage of a barbette or casemate gun moves backward and forward. [See Gun carriage.]

Chassis

Chas"sis\, n. The under part of an automobile, consisting of the frame (on which the body is mounted) with the wheels and machinery.
Language Translation for : chassis
Spanish: chasis,
German: das Fahrgestell,
Japanese: 車台

chassis 
"base frame of an automobile," 1903, Amer.Eng.; earlier "window frame" (1664), from Fr. châssis "frame," from L. capsa "box, case."
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