semirigid

• semi-rigid

From semi- +‎ rigid.

The airship Norge, a semirigid

semirigid (plural semirigids)

1. (aviation) An airship or dirigible which maintains its shape using a combination of internal pressure and a rigid structural framework.

   Synonym: semirigid balloon

   Semirigids were less expensive to build than rigids, and could be laid flat when deflated, making them much more convenient to store or transport long distances, while a semirigid's internal structural reinforcement allowed it to be built larger than a nonrigid and to fly faster without buckling or telescoping.

• rigid
• nonrigid

semirigid (not comparable)

1. Partially rigid.

• semirigidity
• semirigidly

• dirigisme

Borrowed from French semi-rigide.

semirigid m or n (feminine singular semirigidă, masculine plural semirigizi, feminine and neuter plural semirigide)

1. semirigid