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pipe thread [′pīp ‚thred]

(design engineering)

Most commonly, a 60° thread used on pipes and tubes, characterized by flat crests and roots and cut with ¾-inch taper per foot (about 1.9 centimeters per 30 centimeters). Also known as taper pipe thread.

pipe thread

A V-cut screw thread, cut on the inside or the outside of a pipe (or on a pipe fitting, coupling, or connector); the diameter of the thread is not constant, but tapers.

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