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field head

field head noun: the head formed by upsetting the bucktail of a rivet after it is inserted through the materials to be connected, as opposed to the factory head made when the rivet is manufactured; the field head of a solid rivet is typically pancake-shaped, depending on the shape of the bucking bar or other tool used to upset it. The field head of a blind rivet is typically doughnut-shaped.

field head: the head formed by upsetting the bucktail of a rivet after it is inserted through the materials to...
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Noun

field head (plural field heads)

  1. The head formed by upsetting the bucktail of a rivet after it is inserted through the materials to be connected, as opposed to the factory head made when the rivet is manufactured; the field head of a solid rivet is typically pancake-shaped, depending on the shape of the bucking bar or other tool used to upset it. The field head of a blind rivet is typically doughnut-shaped.

Forms of field head

pluralfield heads

Questions about field head

What does field head mean?
Field head means the head formed by upsetting the bucktail of a rivet after it is inserted through the materials to be connected, as opposed to the factory head made when the rivet is manufactured; the field head of a solid rivet is typically pancake-shaped, depending on the shape of the bucking bar or other tool used to upset it. The field head of a blind rivet is typically doughnut-shaped.
What part of speech is field head?
Field head is a noun.
What is the plural of field head?
The plural of field head is field heads.

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