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self-opening

self-opening adjective: that opens, or is designed to open automatically, or opens of its own accord.

Adjective

self-opening (not comparable)

  1. (Of an object) that opens, or is designed to open automatically, or opens of its own accord.
    • Special features enable the cars to be used as mobile classrooms; equipment includes a microphone and inter-car broadcasting equipment, self-opening doors, fluorescent lights, illuminated speedometer, carton disposal units and a folding bed which normally serves as seats on either side of a table.1963 January, “New in Japan: A Vista-car special”, in Modern Railways, page 44

Origin of self-opening

From self- + opening.

Questions about self-opening

What does self-opening mean?
Self-opening means that opens, or is designed to open automatically, or opens of its own accord.
What part of speech is self-opening?
Self-opening is an adjective.

Words near self-opening in the dictionary

  1. self-offence
  2. self-offences
  3. self-officiated
  4. self-officiation
  5. self-oiling
  6. self-opening
  7. self-operating
  8. self-opinion
  9. self-opinionated
  10. self-opinionative
  11. self-opinioned

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