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clinch nut

clinch nut noun: a threaded fastener secured by a press fit into one of the pieces to be joined. Frequently used in sheet metal designs when a material is too thin to tap threads.

Noun

clinch nut (plural clinch nuts)

  1. A threaded fastener secured by a press fit into one of the pieces to be joined. Frequently used in sheet metal designs when a material is too thin to tap threads.

Forms of clinch nut

pluralclinch nuts

Questions about clinch nut

What does clinch nut mean?
Clinch nut means a threaded fastener secured by a press fit into one of the pieces to be joined. Frequently used in sheet metal designs when a material is too thin to tap threads.
What part of speech is clinch nut?
Clinch nut is a noun.
What is the plural of clinch nut?
The plural of clinch nut is clinch nuts.

Words near clinch nut in the dictionary

  1. clinanthium
  2. Clinard
  3. Clinards
  4. clinch
  5. Clinch County
  6. clinch nut
  7. clinch nuts
  8. clinch-built
  9. clinched
  10. clincher
  11. clincher-built

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