collapsible

collapsible

English

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Etymology

Etymology tree
English collapse
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
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.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kəˈlæps.ə.bəl/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Adjective

    collapsible (comparative more collapsible, superlative most collapsible)

    1. Designed to be collapsed, especially so as to be more compact when not in use.
      collapsible shovel

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    Noun

    collapsible (plural collapsibles)

    1. Any object that can be collapsed to save space.
      • 2017, Bipin Kumar, Suman Thakur, Textiles for Advanced Applications, page 64:
        Some umbrellas can be unfolded manually, while the others can spring open automatically. Umbrellas are genuine collapsibles.
      1. A kind of boat that can be collapsed for greater portability.
      2. (graphical user interface) A display element that can be collapsed to hide it from view.
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