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self-fitting

self-fitting adjective: of a candle: having a specially shaped or tapered base that will fit various different sizes of holder.

Adjective

self-fitting (not comparable)

  1. Of a candle: having a specially shaped or tapered base that will fit various different sizes of holder.
    • After a time Mr. John Dormouse and his daughter began to sell peppermints and candles. But they did not keep "self-fitting sixes"; and it takes five mice to carry one seven inch candle.1909, Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
  2. Of a hearing aid: programmable by the user to suit their own needs.

Origin of self-fitting

From self- + fitting.

Questions about self-fitting

What does self-fitting mean?
Self-fitting means of a candle: having a specially shaped or tapered base that will fit various different sizes of holder.
What part of speech is self-fitting?
Self-fitting is an adjective.

Words near self-fitting in the dictionary

  1. self-financed
  2. self-finances
  3. self-financing
  4. self-finished
  5. self-finishing
  6. self-fitting
  7. self-flagellation
  8. self-flagellations
  9. self-flagellatory
  10. self-flattery
  11. self-focus

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