fitting
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈfɪtɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
conector
- The plumber recommended using a compression fitting to ensure a tight seal on the pipes.
- pipe fittings
- plastic fittings
- brass fittings
Examples
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There's a busted fitting behind this panel.
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Miniature plastic fittings are available in hundreds of configurations. They include Ts, Ys, elbows, and couplers.
Academic text (1997) -
It's not a pipe, it's a loose fitting.
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The system consists of the flow sensor, an installation fitting, and electronics.
Academic text (1995) -
So I got a few more pipe fittings, a cap.
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After cable insertion, fittings snap closed to bend the cable without damage.
Academic text (2011) -
And so all of the valves and fittings and pipe sections that I'm using are all steel or stainless steel.
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Cherry, inlaid olive, and real brass fittings.
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Manufactures ultra-clean valves and fittings for use in semiconductor process equipment and high-purity gas delivery systems.
Academic text (1997) -
White-tiled walls and floors for easy hosing, chromed fittings, run-off gutters, drains.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
1
3.6
A small part with threads that connects two pipes
A small part that joins pipes together so water or gas can flow
Compounds
- Specialized
Work that installs and fixes pipes and machines for steam, heating or cooling systems
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fitting for a small connector comes from the verb fit, which means 'to join' or 'to make parts match', so a pipe or electrical fitting is a small piece that helps two parts 'fit' together.