Pipefittings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Components used to connect sections of pipe and change the direction or flow of fluids
2. Manufactured items that join or alter the path of piping systems, ensuring proper fluid transport
3. Fittings specifically designed for use with pipes to facilitate connections and regulate fluid movement

Etymology: "Pipefittings" is the plural of "pipefitting", a compound formed from "pipe" and "fitting". Here the plain construction is the story: "pipe" supplies the tube, and "fitting" in its older sense of a part that is fitted to something, a component that completes or joins a larger assembly. Put together, the word names the components that join lengths of pipe, elbows, tees, couplings and similar parts. Its meaning follows directly from the two words it is built from, with no shift in sense along the way.