fitting vs reducer

fitting

noun
  • A tube connector; a standardized connecting part of a piping system to attach sections of pipe together, such as a coupling 

  • A small part, especially a standardized or detachable part of a device or machine. 

  • The process of fitting up; especially of applying craft methods such as skilled filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products. 

  • The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit. 

  • The action or condition of having fits in the sense of seizures or convulsions. 

  • A removable item in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when one moves out, such as a moveable piece of furniture, a carpet, picture, etc.; US furnishing; compare fixture. 

verb
  • Getting ready; preparing. 

adj
  • Ready, appropriate, suitable, or in keeping 

reducer

noun
  • A component used to connect two pipes of different bores. 

  • A reducing agent. 

  • A liquid used in the process of developing a negative to reduce its darkness. 

  • A function that takes state and action as arguments and returns the next state of the app. 

  • A hydraulic device for reducing pressure and hence increasing movement, used to transmit the load from the hydraulic support of the lower shackle to the lever weighing apparatus in some kinds of heavy testing machine. 

  • Something that reduces. 

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