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collapsible

adjective

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Wiktionary

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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  2. Any object that can be collapsed to save space.
  3. Any object that can be collapsed to save space.