rivetting

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A form of rivet — A cylindrical mechanical fastener which is supplied with a factory head at one end and is used to attach multiple parts together by passing its bucktail through a hole and upsetting its end to form a field head.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rivet
nounrivetting (countable and uncountable, plural rivettings)

plural rivettings

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of riveting.
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APA

rivetting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivetting

MLA

“rivetting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivetting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rivetting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivetting.

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