collapsible
adjective
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Pronunciation: /kəˈlæps.ə.bəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English collapse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English collapsible From collapse + -ible.
- Designed to be collapsed, especially so as to be more compact when not in use.
“collapsible shovel”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English collapse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English collapsible From collapse + -ible.
- Any object that can be collapsed to save space.
“Some umbrellas can be unfolded manually, while the others can spring open automatically. Umbrellas are genuine collapsibles.”
- Any object that can be collapsed to save space.
- Any object that can be collapsed to save space.