collapsible

English

Alternative forms

collapsable

Etymology

collapse +‎ -ible

Adjective

collapsible (comparative more collapsible, superlative most collapsible)

That can be collapsed.
collapsible shovel

Derived terms

Translations

that can be collapsed

Bulgarian: разглобяем (razglobjaem), сгъваем (sgǎvaem)
Danish: sammenklappelig
Dutch: opklapbaar (nl), plooibaar (nl)
French: pliable (fr)
German: klappbar (de), aufklappbar
Italian: pieghevole (it)
Norwegian: sammenleggbar
Spanish: plegable (es)

See also

folding, foldup, telescopable, telescoping
mobile, portable

Noun

collapsible (plural collapsibles)

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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