/
ˈʃasi/
n.
(pl. same
/-sɪz/
)
- the base frame of a motor vehicle, carriage, or other wheeled conveyance.
- the outer structural framework of a piece of audio, radio, or computer equipment.
Etymology
early 20th cent.: from Fr. châssis ‘frame’, based on L. capsa (see case2).
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