fitment

American  

[fit-muhnt] / ˈfɪt mənt /

noun

1. equipment; furnishing.

2. fitments, fittings.

   the fitments of a ship.

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fitment British  

/ ˈfɪtmənt /

noun

1. machinery an accessory attached to an assembly of parts

2. a detachable part of the furnishings of a room

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Usage

What does fitment mean? The word fitment can be used as a general term for a variety of objects used as fittings, furnishings, fixtures, and other kinds of equipment.A fitment can be a part of a machine, especially an accessory that’s attached to another part of the assembly.The plural form of the word, fitments, is used to refer to the fittings or parts of a ship.Fitments also include things like furniture, such as cabinets, and other furnishings and fixtures, like towel racks or coat hooks. This sense of the word is primarily used by speakers of British English.Otherwise, fitment is not a commonly used word, and words like fitting, furnishing, fixture, and equipment are much more common.Example: All of these fitments are no longer manufactured, so they had to be custom made to fit the assembly.

Etymology

Origin of fitment

First recorded in 1600–10; fit ¹ + -ment

Example Sentences

There are hand-carved stages, fitment stages, 3D scanning to build plastic molds for fitment, blueprinting to build complete 3D high-compression steel molds, and then prototypes are made and tested with our team riders.

From Time Magazine Archive

Those are then tested for fitment and quality, and once approved, we can go to production.

From Time Magazine Archive

At one end I could see that some sort of fitment had been removed, and there were splashes of candle-wax on the floor.

From Here and Hereafter by Pain, Barry

I am, sir, The soldier that did company these three In poor beseeming; 'twas a fitment for The purpose I then follow'd.

From Cymbeline by Shakespeare, William

I am Sir The Souldier that did company these three In poore beseeming: 'twas a fitment for The purpose I then follow'd.

From Cymbeline by Shakespeare, William