different between chassis vs casing

English

Alternative forms

• châssis

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?æsi/, /??æsi/
  • Plural: IPA^(key): /?t?æsiz/, /??æsiz/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /??æzi/
• 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.
3. A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.
4. (slang) A woman's buttocks.

Translations

Further reading

• chassis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• chassis in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• chassis at OneLook Dictionary Search

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.

Swedish

Noun

chassis

1. indefinite genitive singular of chassi

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ke?s??/
• Rhymes: -e?s??

Noun

casing (plural casings)

1. That which encloses or encases.

   Some people like to split the casing of a sausage before cooking so it doesn't burst.

2. (architecture) The decorative trim around a door or window.
3. (oil industry) A metal pipe used to line the borehole of a well.
4. (uncountable, computing) The collective states of upper and lower case letters.

   The replacement string should have the same casing as the matched text.

Derived terms

• sausage casing

Translations

Verb

casing

1. present participle of case

Anagrams

• GI cans, Gancis