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rivetings

rivetings is the plural of riveting.

Meaning of riveting

Noun

riveting (countable and uncountable, plural rivetings)

  1. The act of joining with rivets.
  2. The act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing.
  3. A set of rivets; rivets collectively.
    • Principles working upon materials, as lathes, boring, planing, which should guide the choice of the means of supply, mortising, riveting, and screw-cutting machines.1852-1866, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures

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Questions about rivetings

What is rivetings the plural of?
Rivetings is the plural of riveting.

Words near rivetings in the dictionary

  1. rivetheads
  2. riveting
  3. riveting set
  4. riveting sets
  5. rivetingly
  6. rivetings
  7. rivetless
  8. rivetlike
  9. rivets
  10. Rivett
  11. Rivette

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