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🗿 Without nipples 🔩 No pipe connector
nippleless

nippleless

9.3
Having no short metal piece used to join pipes or fittings
  • adjective
  • /ˈnɪpələs/
  • Specialized
: sin rosca
  • Some modern systems use nippleless couplings to reduce the risk of leaks.

Examples

  • The technician chose a nippleless fitting to ensure a smooth connection between the pipes.

  • A nippleless valve was required for the new plumbing installation in the kitchen.

  • This pipe is nippleless.

  • A nippleless fitting is often easier to install.

  • The technician chose a nippleless fitting to ensure a smooth connection between the pipes.

  • A nippleless valve was required for the new plumbing installation in the kitchen.

  • Some modern systems use nippleless couplings to reduce the risk of leaks.

Surface Forms

nippleless positive

Morphology

nippleless = nipple (transparent) = nipple + less

Formed from the noun 'nipple' (here the technical plumbing sense) plus '-less', meaning 'without such a connector'; morphologically regular.

Etymology

Nippleless combines nipple (a short connector in pipes or fittings) and -less ('without'), so it means 'without that short connector', and that explains why plumbers and technicians call a fitting or valve 'nippleless' when it has no nipple.