self-fitting

adj — 2 senses

self-fitting

adj

Etymology From self- + fitting.

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.

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