opening
noun
an act or instance of making or becoming open.
self-opening
-
a word derived from
opening.
Example Sentences
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Not only will the Neorest 550's self-opening and closing toilet lid have you wondering how you ever managed without it, the heated seat comes with a cheerful built-in night light.
From Time Magazine Archive
Air brakes and self-opening and self-closing doors on cars are operated by means of compression pumps.
From General Science by Bertha M. Clark
Geometric Self-opening and Adjustable Screw-cutting Die Head A well-known die head of the self-opening type is shown in Fig.
From Turning and Boring A specialized treatise for machinists, students in the industrial and engineering schools, and apprentices, on turning and boring methods, etc. by Franklin D. Jones
The doors of the prison self-opening to Peter.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Richard Crashaw
Captain Ezra Morton, and Ruth his wife; he is selling a patent, self-opening gate.
From In the Heart of a Fool by William Allen White
