0 present participle of crimp --
1 to press cloth, paper, etc. into small folds along its edges, or to press hair into a series of folds using a heated device --
Cable connectors are often designed to be fitted by crimping using a special power or manual tool.
A common hazardous practice is crimping caps with one's teeth; an accidental detonation can cause serious injury to the mouth.
Because it can be a cold-working technique, crimping can also be used to form a strong bond between the workpiece and a non-metallic component.
The range also includes special tools for cutting, stripping and crimping including tools for applications in aerospace, solar power technology and optical fiber installation.
Lamp bases may be secured to the bulb with a cement, or by mechanical crimping to indentations molded into the glass bulb.
The crimping is accomplished with special crimping pliers.
A rivet compression or crimping tool can also deform this type of rivet.
The terms crimping and shanghaiing are used to describe this type of work.
