press fit


nounMachinery.
  1. assembly of two tightly fitting parts, as a hub on a shaft, made by a press or the like.

Origin of press fit

1
First recorded in 1885–90
  • Also called drive fit, force fit.

Other words from press fit

  • pressfit, adjective

Words Nearby press fit

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British Dictionary definitions for press fit

press fit

noun
  1. engineering a type of fit for mating parts, usually tighter than a sliding fit, used when the parts do not have to move relative to each other

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