press fit

American

noun

Machinery.

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

press fit British

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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Other Word Forms

pressfit adjective

Etymology

Origin of press fit

First recorded in 1885–90

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There are in general machine work four kinds of fit, as follow: The working or sliding fit; the driving fit; the hydraulic press fit; and the shrinkage fit.

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