monocoque body
1Monocoque — (pronounced /ˈmɒnɵkɒk/ or /ˈmɒnɵkoʊk/) is a construction technique that supports structural load by using an object s external skin, as opposed to using an internal frame or truss that is then covered with a non load bearing skin or… …
2Body-on-frame — is an automobile construction technology. Mounting a separate body to a rigid frame which supports the drivetrain was the original method of building automobiles, and its use continues to this day. The original frames were made of wood (commonly… …
3Body in white — or BIW refers to the stage in automotive design or automobile manufacturing in which the car body sheet metal (including doors, hoods, and deck lids) has been assembled or designed but before the components (chassis, motor) and trim (windshields …
4Body Frame Integral — (BFI) is a methodology for manufacturing within the automotive industry. It has become the main technique for chassis assembly for most vehicles except trucks and large sport utility vehicles, replacing the traditional approach of body on frame… …
5monocoque — [män′ə käk΄, män′əkōk΄] adj. [Fr < mono ,MONO + coque, a shell < L coccum, scarlet berry < Gr kokkos, a seed] 1. designating or of a kind of construction, as of a rocket, in which the skin or outer shell bears all or most of the stresses …
6monocoque — /mon euh kohk , kok /, n. 1. a type of boat, aircraft, or rocket construction in which the shell carries most of the stresses. 2. Auto. a type of vehicular construction in which the body is combined with the chassis as a single unit. adj. 3. of,… …
7monocoque — /ˈmɒnoʊkɒk/ (say monohkok) noun 1. a form of aeroplane fuselage or motor vehicle body design in which the body and chassis frame are constructed from a number of pressed or fabricated panels, usually metal, to form a box like structure of great… …
8monocoque — noun Etymology: French, from mon + coque shell, probably from Latin coccum kermes more at cocoon Date: 1913 1. a type of construction (as of a fuselage) in which the outer skin carries all or a major part of the stresses 2. a type of vehicle… …
9monocoque — noun A structure design in which the frame and body are built as a single integrated structure …
10monocoque — mo·no·coque || mÉ‘nÉ™kəʊk / mÉ’nÉ™kÉ’k n. (Automative) type of of vehicle construction in which the body is united with the frame and machinery; type of construction in which the outer layer absorbs all or most of the stress …
