Chassis - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Chassis :  (noun)
1: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, frame, form, flesh]
2: a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device
3: the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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