liitos

Liitos is a Finnish noun describing a point where two or more parts are connected. It derives from the verb liittää, meaning to join or attach. The term is used across several technical fields to refer to a connection, joint, or bond between components.

In engineering and construction, liitos refers to a physical connection that transmits load or enables assembly. Common forms include welded joints (hitsausliitos), bolted joints, riveted joints (niittiliitos), and adhesive or bonded joints (liimausliitos). The choice of liitos influences strength, stiffness, durability, and how the assembly handles thermal expansion and vibration. Liitos design often addresses alignment, tolerances, and sealing to prevent leakage or loosening.

In plumbing and piping, liitos describes joints between pipes or fittings, such as threaded, soldered, or glued connections. In electrical and electronic contexts, a liitos can denote a junction or connection point between conductors or circuits, sometimes described with compound terms like sähköliitos or liitospiste.

In anatomy and biology, the word may appear in technical or older texts to denote a joint or articulation between anatomical elements; however, nivel is more common in everyday language. Liitos as a general concept emphasizes the act of joining as well as the resulting connection, rather than a specific type of fastener or component.

See also: liitin (connector), hitsausliitos, niittiliitos, liimausliitos.