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press fit

noun

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


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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of press fit1

First recorded in 1885–90

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