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Riveting

Riveting Meaning & Definition
Riveting Definition And Meaning

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

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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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