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• Rivet — Riv et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riveted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Riveting}.] 1. To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to rivet two pieces of iron. [1913 Webster] 2. To spread out the end or point of, as of a metallic pin, rod, or bolt, by beating or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rivet — 1. (ri vè) s. m. 1°   Clou dont la pointe ou l extrémité est refoulée sur elle même, de manière à former un clou à deux têtes qui ne peut plus sortir. Les feuilles de tôle dont sont formées les chaudières des machines à vapeur sont unies entre… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• Rivet — Riv et, n. [F., fr. river to rivet; perh. fr. Icel. rifa to fasten together. Cf. {Reef} part of a sail.] A metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together, by passing it through them and then beating or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rivet joint — Rivet Riv et, n. [F., fr. river to rivet; perh. fr. Icel. rifa to fasten together. Cf. {Reef} part of a sail.] A metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together, by passing it through them and then beating or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rivet — A rivet is a mechanical fastener. Before it is installed it consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end opposite the head is called the buck tail. On installation the rivet is placed in a pre drilled hole. Then the tail …   Wikipedia

• Rivet — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Rivet (homonymie). Un rivet est un élément d assemblage permanent. Il se présente sous la forme d une tige cylindrique, généralement métallique, pleine ou creuse qui est munie à l une de ses extrémités d une… …   Wikipédia en Français

• rivet — riveter, n. rivetless, adj. /riv it/, n., v., riveted, riveting or (esp. Brit.) rivetted, rivetting. n. 1. a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other …   Universalium

• rivet — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, clinch on a nail, rivet, from Old French, from river to attach, rivet, probably from rive border, edge, bank, from Latin ripa Date: 15th century a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Craig Rivet — Born September 13, 1974 (1974 09 13) (age 37) North Bay, ON, CAN Height …   Wikipedia

• Gustave Rivet — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Rivet (homonymie). Gustave Rivet Gustave Rivet en 1913 …   Wikipédia en Français

• Golden rivet — In naval folklore there is a tale that every ship is built containing a single, commemorative golden rivet mdash; an idea doubtless adapted from the golden spike that was temporarily driven at the completion of the transcontinental railroad in… …   Wikipedia