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blind rivet

blind rivet noun: a rivet which can be fixed with access only to the factory head end; most commonly a pop rivet fitted by passing the bucktail through the sheets to be secured, then attaching a rivet gun to a frangible mandrel through the centre of the rivet, which upsets the bucktail to form the field head and breaks off when the correct pressure has been achieved.

blind rivet: a rivet which can be fixed with access only to the factory head end; most commonly a pop rivet...
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Noun

blind rivet (plural blind rivets)

  1. A rivet which can be fixed with access only to the factory head end; most commonly a pop rivet fitted by passing the bucktail through the sheets to be secured, then attaching a rivet gun to a frangible mandrel through the centre of the rivet, which upsets the bucktail to form the field head and breaks off when the correct pressure has been achieved.

blind rivet meaning in Tamil

blind rivet in Tamil

குருட்டுத் தறையாணி

Forms of blind rivet

pluralblind rivets

Questions about blind rivet

What does blind rivet mean?
Blind rivet means a rivet which can be fixed with access only to the factory head end; most commonly a pop rivet fitted by passing the bucktail through the sheets to be secured, then attaching a rivet gun to a frangible mandrel through the centre of the rivet, which upsets the bucktail to form the field head and breaks off when the correct pressure has been achieved.
What is blind rivet in Tamil?
Blind rivet in Tamil is குருட்டுத் தறையாணி. See Blind rivet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is blind rivet?
Blind rivet is a noun.
What is the plural of blind rivet?
The plural of blind rivet is blind rivets.

Words near blind rivet in the dictionary

  1. blind rat
  2. blind rats
  3. blind reader
  4. blind readers
  5. Blind River
  6. blind rivet
  7. blind rivets
  8. blind scouse
  9. blind shark
  10. blind sharks
  11. blind shell

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