keyseat

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noun

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.

“Near-synonym: keyway”

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Meanings

nounkeyseat (plural keyseats)

plural keyseats

  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.

    Near-synonym: keyway

    Synonyms: keyway

verbkeyseat (third-person singular simple present keyseats, present participle keyseating, simple past and past participle keyseated)

present singular third person keyseats · participle present keyseating · participle past keyseated · past keyseated

  1. To form a keyseat, as by cutting.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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keyway
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Origin

From key + seat.

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APA

keyseat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keyseat

MLA

“keyseat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keyseat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keyseat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keyseat.

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