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noun Machinery.
assembly of two tightly fitting parts, as a hub on a shaft, made by a press or the like.
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Also called drive fit, force fit.
Origin of press fit
First recorded in 1885–90
OTHER WORDS FROM press fit
pressfit, adjectiveWords nearby press fit
pressed for time, pressed glass, presser, presser foot, press fastener, press fit, press gallery, press gang, pressie, pressing, pressing plant
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British Dictionary definitions for press fit
press fit
noun
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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