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scrivet

scrivet noun: a type of fastener made of plastic, comprising a screw and a captive nut, made for one-sided access in fastening body panels, fairings, splash shields, and so on; an instance thereof.

Noun

scrivet (plural scrivets)

  1. A type of fastener made of plastic, comprising a screw and a captive nut, made for one-sided access in fastening body panels, fairings, splash shields, and so on; an instance thereof.
    • You can expect to wreck the existing scrivets during disassembly and to need new ones for installation during reassembly.

Forms of scrivet

pluralscrivets

Origin of scrivet

Blend of screw + rivet; 20th century.

Questions about scrivet

What does scrivet mean?
Scrivet means a type of fastener made of plastic, comprising a screw and a captive nut, made for one-sided access in fastening body panels, fairings, splash shields, and so on; an instance thereof.
What part of speech is scrivet?
Scrivet is a noun.
What is the plural of scrivet?
The plural of scrivet is scrivets.

Words near scrivet in the dictionary

  1. scrivenings
  2. scrivenry
  3. Scrivens
  4. Scriver
  5. scrives
  6. scrivet
  7. scrivets
  8. scriving
  9. Scrivner
  10. Scrivners
  11. SCRM

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