collapsible

English

Alternative forms

• collapsable

Etymology

From collapse +‎ -ible.

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

Derived terms

• collapsibility
• noncollapsible
• uncollapsible

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)

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.