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factory head

factory head noun: the head formed when a rivet is manufactured, as opposed to the shank (or bucktail), the end of which will be upset to form the field head, after it is inserted through the materials to be connected.

factory head: the head formed when a rivet is manufactured, as opposed to the shank (or bucktail), the end of...
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Noun

factory head (plural factory heads)

  1. The head formed when a rivet is manufactured, as opposed to the shank (or bucktail), the end of which will be upset to form the field head, after it is inserted through the materials to be connected.

Forms of factory head

pluralfactory heads

Questions about factory head

What does factory head mean?
Factory head means the head formed when a rivet is manufactured, as opposed to the shank (or bucktail), the end of which will be upset to form the field head, after it is inserted through the materials to be connected.
What part of speech is factory head?
Factory head is a noun.
What is the plural of factory head?
The plural of factory head is factory heads.

Words near factory head in the dictionary

  1. factory edge
  2. factory edges
  3. factory farm
  4. factory farming
  5. factory farms
  6. factory head
  7. factory heads
  8. factory leg
  9. factory mark
  10. factory method pattern
  11. factory method patterns

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