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fit
1 Pathol a sudden attack or convulsion, such as an epileptic seizure
fit
2 Archaic a story or song or a section of a story or song
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fit
[fit] (design engineering)
The dimensional relationship between mating parts, such as press, shrink, or sliding fit.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
fit
i. The total avionics package in an aircraft.
ii. The desired clearance, if any, between mating surfaces (e.g., push fit, force fit).
ii. The desired clearance, if any, between mating surfaces (e.g., push fit, force fit).
An Illustrated Dictionary of Aviation Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved
The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Fit
in machine building, the character of the junction between machine parts. The fit determines the parts’ greater or lesser freedom of relative movement and their resistance to being displaced by each other.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.