keyseat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bed or groove to receive a key which prevents one mechanical part from turning on another; especially, one with blind ends and a press-fit, such as one that seats a Woodruff key.
verb
  1. To form a keyseat, as by cutting.

Word forms

keyseat keyseats keyseating keyseated

Etymology

From key + seat.

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