[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

riveting \riv"eting\, n.
   1. the act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out
      and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or
      pressing.
      1913 webster

   2. the whole set of rivets, collectively. --tomlinsin.
      1913 webster

   butt riveting, riveting in which the ends or edges of
      plates form a butt joint, and are fastened together by
      being riveted to a narrow strip which covers the joint.

   chain riveting, riveting in which the rivets, in two or
      more rows along the seam, are set one behind the other.

   crossed riveting, riveting in which the rivets in one row
      are set opposite the spaces between the rivets in the next
      row.

   double riveting, in lap riveting, two rows of rivets along
      the seam; in butt riveting, four rows, two on each side of
      the joint.

   lap riveting, riveting in which the ends or edges of plates
      overlap and are riveted together.
      1913 webster
      1913 webster
see also:
butt riveting chain riveting crossed riveting double riveting lap riveting 

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