- riveter
- A tool with pliers-like handles and nose piece to insert rivets. It is used, for example, in body repair work to rivet sheet metal material together.
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riveter — [ riv(ə)te ] v. tr. <conjug. : 4> • 1877; de rivet ♦ Techn. Assembler, fixer au moyen de rivets. ⇒ river. ● riveter verbe transitif Synonyme de river. ● riveter (difficultés) verbe transitif Conjugaison Attention au redoublement du … Encyclopédie Universelle
Riveter — Riv et*er, n. One who rivets. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
riveter — noun a) A person whose job is to rivet. The riveter named Rosie was an iconic piece of American WWII propaganda. b) A machine or tool used to apply rivets. The beam couldnt support the weight of the riveter, so the workers were riveting by hand … Wiktionary
riveter — rivet ► NOUN ▪ a short metal pin or bolt for holding together two metal plates, its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place. ► VERB (riveted, riveting) 1) join or fasten with a rivet or rivets. 2) (usu. be riveted) completely… … English terms dictionary
riveter — noun see rivet II … New Collegiate Dictionary
riveter — See rivet. * * * … Universalium
riveter — (entrée créée par le supplément) (ri ve té ; le t se double devant un e muet : je rivette) v. a. Fixer avec des rivets. • L enquête démontra que la plaque [fendue] avait été rivetée en place un jour de grande chaleur, Journ. offic. 8 juill.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
riveter — rɪvɪtÉ™(r) n. person or machine that rivets, person or machine that fastens objects together using rivets … English contemporary dictionary
riveter — riv·et·er … English syllables
riveter — noun 1. a worker who inserts and hammers rivets • Syn: ↑rivetter • Derivationally related forms: ↑rivet (for: ↑rivetter), ↑rivet • Hypernyms: ↑skil … Useful english dictionary
