opening die

opening die

[′ōp·ə·niŋ ‚dī]
(mechanical engineering)
A die head for cutting screws that opens automatically to release the cut thread.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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