rivet
pronunciation
How to pronounce rivet in British English:
UK [ˈrɪvɪt]
How to pronounce rivet in American English:
US [ˈrɪvɪt]
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- Noun:
- ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
- heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
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- Verb:
- direct one's attention on something
- fasten with a rivet or rivets
- hold (someone's attention)
Word Origin
- rivet (n.)
- c. 1400, from Old French rivet "nail, rivet," from Old French river "to clench, fix, fasten," possibly from Middle Dutch wriven "turn, grind," related to rive (v.). The English word may be directly from Middle Dutch.
- rivet (v.)
- early 15c., from rivet (n.). Meaning "to command the attention" is from c. 1600. Related: Riveted; riveting.
Example
- 1. Crew photo from my first deployment . The plane is a rc-135 " rivet joint . "
- 2. Various specifications , the type pull out the core rivet !
- 3. It takes five minutes to make , and using a hammer , rivet , metal sheets , sandpaper and epoxy , it costs $ 1 to produce .
- 4. Tubes of suit go back rotor iron chip with suit , cooperate with relevant equipment , realize iron core rivet automation .
- 5. With the emergency repair problem that wing panel of aircraft is penetrated by missile fragments , the damaged wing panel of an aircraft is taken as an example to calculate the strength after rivet joint repair according to the finite element model of the whole aircraft .