Definition for
riveting
noun – The act or method of joining with rivets.
noun – Rivets taken collectively.
noun – The act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing.
noun – The whole set of rivets, collectively.
noun – riveting in which the ends or edges of plates form a butt joint, and are fastened together by being riveted to a narrow strip which covers the joint.
noun – riveting in which the rivets, in two or more rows along the seam, are set one behind the other.
noun – riveting in which the rivets in one row are set opposite the spaces between the rivets in the next row.
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