About The Word Riveting
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Riveting
| Riveting Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Riveting?
[adj] capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Riveting: absorbing | engrossing | fascinating | gripping | interesting Related Terms | Find terms related to Riveting: See Also | Riveting In Webster's Dictionary \Riv"et*ing\, n.
1. The act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out
and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or
pressing.
2. The whole set of rivets, collectively. --Tomlinsin.
{Butt riveting}, 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.
{Chain riveting}, riveting in which the rivets, in two or
more rows along the seam, are set one behind the other.
{Crossed riveting}, riveting in which the rivets in one row
are set opposite the spaces between the rivets in the next
row.
{Double riveting}, in lap riveting, two rows of rivets along
the seam; in butt riveting, four rows, two on each side of
the joint.
{Lap riveting}, riveting in which the ends or edges of plates
overlap and are riveted together.
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