collapsible.
Designed to be collapsed, especially so as to be more compact when not in use.
Meaning & usage
Designed to be collapsed, especially so as to be more compact when not in use.
collapsible shovel
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English collapse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom 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.
Any object that can be collapsed to save space. A kind of boat that can be collapsed for greater portability.
Any object that can be collapsed to save space. A display element that can be collapsed to hide it from view.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English collapse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English collapsible From collapse + -ible.
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