riveting


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riv·et·ing

 (rĭv′ĭ-tĭng)
adj.
Wholly absorbing or engrossing one's attention; fascinating: a riveting science-fiction novel.

riv′et·ing·ly adv.
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riveting

(ˈrɪvətɪŋ)
adj
absolutely fascinating; enthralling
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.riveting - capable of arousing and holding the attentionriveting - capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story"
interesting - arousing or holding the attention
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riveting

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Translations

riveting

rivetting [ˈrɪvɪtɪŋ]
A. N (Tech) → remachado m
B. ADJ (= fascinating) → fascinante, cautivador
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riveting

[ˈrɪvɪtɪŋ] adj [performance, show, book, speaker, personality] → captivant(e)
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riveting

adj (= gripping)fesselnd; the book is a riveting readdas Buch ist spannender or fesselnder Lesestoff; it’s riveting stuffes ist faszinierend

rivet(t)ing

nNieten nt
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riveting

[ˈrɪvɪtɪŋ] adj (gripping) → avvincente
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If there should be no army, whither would the militia, irritated by being called upon to undertake a distant and hopeless expedition, for the purpose of riveting the chains of slavery upon a part of their countrymen, direct their course, but to the seat of the tyrants, who had meditated so foolish as well as so wicked a project, to crush them in their imagined intrenchments of power, and to make them an example of the just vengeance of an abused and incensed people?
Tools and Supplies * Two snap clips with 1 1/2-inch loops * Two 1 1/2-inch D-rings * Two 1 1/2-inch belt slides * Awl or four-hole leather punch * Rotary leather punch * Two leather-stitching needles * Artificial sinew * Leather shears or utility knife * Scissors * Large sheets of paper * 1/4-inch rivets * Rivet setter and anvil * Flexible tape measure * Small block of beeswax * Binder clips * Square * Ruler * Permanent marker * Pencil * Hammer * Lighter or matches Some Riveting Information
No studies have been done on the effects of thermal fatigue on riveting parameters.
They reported that residual stresses and the local changes in material properties due to the riveting process are important to verify the model.
Riveting systems are offered alongside many other threaded fasteners ex-stock for same-day despatch or as part of a manufacturing support package where customers are encouraged to take advice from the early concept stage through development to final production.
Installing the triggerguard is the easiest riveting job on an AK project.
Unless you're going to be doing a lot of riveting, rivet setting tools are not needed.