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compression joint

compression joint

1. Any joint formed by a fitting designed to join piping or tubing by means of pressure. 2.A joint having cup-shaped threaded nuts which, when tightened, compress tapered sleeves so they form a tight joint along the periphery of the tubing they connect.

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