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chassis

  (shăs'ē, chăs'ē) pronunciation
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.]


 
 

Pronounced "chah-see," it is a physical structure that holds everything or that everything is attached to. A computer's cabinet is often called the chassis.



 
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IN BRIEF: The framework of an automobile, including all parts except the engine and body.

pronunciation The chassis of the car was fine even though the body was wrecked in the accident.

 
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Motor vehicle chassis with its suspension, exhaust system, and steering box
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Motor vehicle chassis with its suspension, exhaust system, and steering box

A chassis (plural: "chassis") (IPA: /ˈʃæːsiː, ˈtʃæːsiː/) consists of a framework that supports an inanimate object, analogous to an animal's skeleton, for example in a motor vehicle or a firearm.

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1950s Jeep cowl and chassis FC for others to convert into finished vehicles.
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1950s Jeep cowl and chassis FC for others to convert into finished vehicles.
An AMX 30 AuF1 chassis under repair.
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An AMX 30 AuF1 chassis under repair.

In the case of vehicles, the term chassis means the frame plus the "running gear" like engine, transmission, driveshaft, differential, and suspension. A body (sometimes referred to as "coachwork"), which is usually not necessary for integrity of the structure, is built on the chassis to complete the vehicle. Commercial vehicle manufacturers may have “chassis only”, “cowl and chassis”, as well as "cab and chassis" versions that can be outfitted with specialized bodies. These include motor homes, fire engines, ambulances, box trucks, etc.

  • A tank's chassis (hull) comprises the bottom part of the tank, which includes the tracks, power plant, driver's seat, and crew compartment. This describes the lower hull, although common usage of "tank chassis" might include the upper hull to mean the tank without the gun turret. Tank chassis often serve as basis for tank-converted platforms such as armored personnel carriers, combat engineering vehicles, etc.
  • A chassis in a television, radio, or other electronic device consists of the metal frame on which the circuit boards and other electronics are mounted. In the absence of a metal frame the chassis refers to the circuit boards and components themselves, not the physical structure.
  • In computers, the chassis refers to the rigid framework onto which the motherboard, memory, disk drives, and other equipment are mounted. It also supports the shell-like case: the housing that protects all of the vital internal equipment from dust, moisture, and tampering. The term "case modding" refers to the artistic styling of otherwise rather functional and plain computer encasings. Main article: computer case for personal machines or rack mount for commercial grade servers.

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Translations: Translations for: Chassis

Dansk (Danish)
n. - chassis, understel

Nederlands (Dutch)
chassis, onderstel

Français (French)
n. - (Audio, Radio, TV) châssis, (Aviat) train d'atterrissage, (US) châssis (corps) (fam)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Chassis, Fahrgestell

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πλαίσιο, σασί

Italiano (Italian)
telaio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - chassi (m), armação (f) de fuselagem (Aer.), corpo (m) (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
шасси

Español (Spanish)
n. - chasis

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - chassi, lavett (mil.), landningställ

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
车身底盘, 起落架, 飞机底部, 炮座

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 車身底盤, 起落架, 飛機底部, 炮座

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자동차 등의 차대, (비행기의) 각부

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - シャシー, 砲架

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هيكل السيارة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תושבת, בסיס, מרכב, מסגרת, שלדה‬


 
 

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