riv·et (r v t)n. A metal bolt or pin having a head on one end, inserted through aligned holes in the pieces to be joined and then hammered on the plain end so as to form a second head. tr.v. riv·et·ed, riv·et·ing, riv·ets 1. To fasten or secure with or as if with a rivet. 2. To hammer the headless end of so as to form a head and fasten something. 3. To fasten or secure firmly; fix. 4. To engross or hold (the attention, for example). [Middle English, from Old French river, to attach.] riv et·er n. |
rivet [ˈrɪvɪt]
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a short metal pin for fastening two or more pieces together, having a head at one end, the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces
vb -ets, -eting, -eted (tr)
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to join by riveting
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to hammer in order to form into a head
3. (often passive) to cause to be fixed or held firmly, as in fascinated attention, horror, etc. to be riveted to the spot
[from Old French, from river to fasten, fix, of unknown origin]
riveter n
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| Noun | 1. |  rivet - ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) |
| 2. | rivet - 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 clinch - the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things | |
| Verb | 1. | rivet - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, absorb, plunge - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" rivet - hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists" recall - cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh" think - focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin" zoom in - examine closely; focus one's attention on; "He zoomed in on the book" |
| 2. | rivet - fasten with a rivet or rivets | |
| 3. | rivet - hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists" |
Translations
rivet [ˈrɪvɪt]
n → rivet m
vt
(= fix) to be riveted to the spot [person] → être cloué(e) sur place
(= fasten with rivets) → riveter
vi (= fix) to rivet on sth [eyes, gaze] → se fixer sur qch
rivet
n → Niete f
vt (lit) → nieten; two things → vernieten; (fig) audience, attention → fesseln; his eyes were riveted to the screen → sein Blick war auf die Leinwand geheftet; it riveted our attention → das fesselte uns or unsere Aufmerksamkeit; riveted (to the spot) by fear → vor Angst wie festgenagelt; rivet joint → Nietnaht f, → Nietung f
rivet [ˈrɪvɪt]
rivet [ˈrɪvɪt]
rivet [ˈrɪvɪt]
n rivet [ˈrivit]
a sort of metal nail; a bolt for fastening plates of metal together eg when building the sides of a ship. klinknael بِرْشامَه، مِسْمار بِرْشام нит nýt nitte; nagle die Niete μεταλλικό καρφί remache neet میخ؛ پرچ niitti rivet מַסמֵרָה रिबेट zakovica szegecs paku hnoð(nagli) rivetto びょう 리벳, 대갈못 kniedė kniede rivet klinknagel nagle nit rebite nit заклёпка nit kovica zakivak nit หมุดโลหะสำหรับตอกยึ perçin (çivisi) 鉚釘 заклепка پیچ đinh tán 铆钉
v – past tense, past participle ˈriveted –
1 to fasten with rivets They riveted the sheets of metal together. vasklink يُبَرْشِم، يُثَبِّت ألواحاً مَعْدَنِيَّه занитвам (s)nýtovat nitte; nagle nieten καρφώνω, δένω με καρφιά remachar neetima وصل کردن با میخ یا پرچ niitata riveter לְסַמרֵר खूटी से जड़ना prikovati, zakovati zakovicama (meg)szegecsel memaku hnoða chiodare びょうで留める 대갈못으로 고정하다 (su)kniedyti []kniedēt memaku dengan rivet klinken klinke, nagle (z)nitować prender com rebites a nitui клепать (z)nitovať kovičiti zakovati nita ตอกด้วยหมุด perçinlemek 用鉚釘固定 заклепувати میخ گاڑنا đóng đinh tán 铆，固定
2 to fix firmly He stood riveted to the spot with fear; His eyes were riveted on the television. vasgenael يُثَبِّت приковавам stát jako přibitý; upřít nagle fesseln καθηλώνω, προσηλώνω fijar; clavar, absorber kinnitama به چیزی دوختن؛ متمرکز کردن naulita clouer, river (sur) לְרַתֵק आकृष्ट करना prikovati földbe gyökerezik a lába; rátapad terpaku festa, negla fissare 固定する 단단하게 고정시키다 įbesti piesaistīt uzmanību; (pārn. noz.) piekalt dengan teguh kluisteren være som naglet fast przykuć cravar a ţintui, a pironi приковывать stáť ako pribitý; uprieť prikovati prikovati nita fast ทำให้ติดตรึง hayran bırakmak, büyülemek, gözlerini ayıramamak 釘緊 привертати погляд محو کرنا gắn chặt 紧钉
n riveter
klinker مُبَرْشِم، ماكِنَة بَرْشَمَه човек, който приковава nýtař; nýtovačka nittemaskine der Nieter αυτός που καρφώνει remachador neetija پرچکار؛ بند زن niittaaja riveteuse מְכוֹנַת סִמרוּר कीलक लगाने वाला zakovica szegecselőmunkás(nő), szegecselőgép pemaku naglabyssa, hnoðari rivettatore リベット工 리벳공(工); 리벳 박는 기계 kniedytojas kniedētājs rivet klinker, klinkhamer klinker; klinkehammer nitowacz, nitownica operário de rebitagem nituitor; maşină de nituit клепальщик;клепальная машина nitár; nitovací stroj kovičar zakivač nitare ผู้ตอกหมุด perçinci 鉚工 клепальщик میخ گاڑنے والا máy tán đinh; thợ tán đinh 铆工
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