press fit

noun Machinery.

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

Origin of press fit

First recorded in 1885–90

Also called drive fit, force fit.

Related formspressfit, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for drive 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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