collapsible

[kuh-lap-suh-buhl] Origin

col·laps·i·ble

[kuh-lap-suh-buhl]
adjective
1.
capable of collapsing or of being collapsed, as for carrying or storing.
noun
2.
something that is collapsible: The auditorium chairs are collapsibles that store easily.

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Collapsible is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Also, col·laps·a·ble.


Origin:
1835–45; collapse + -ible

col·laps·i·bil·i·ty, col·laps·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·col·laps·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·col·laps·a·ble, adjective
non·col·laps·i·bil·i·ty, noun
non·col·laps·i·ble, adjective
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pre·col·laps·a·bil·i·ty, noun
pre·col·laps·a·ble, adjective
pre·col·laps·i·bil·i·ty, noun
pre·col·laps·i·ble, adjective
un·col·laps·a·ble, adjective
un·col·laps·i·ble, adjective
COLLAPSE
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collapse (kəˈlæps)
 
vb
1.  (intr) to fall down or cave in suddenly: the whole building collapsed
2.  (intr) to fail completely: his story collapsed on investigation
3.  (intr) to break down or fall down from lack of strength
4.  to fold (furniture, etc) compactly or (of furniture, etc) to be designed to fold compactly
 
n
5.  the act or instance of suddenly falling down, caving in, or crumbling
6.  a sudden failure or breakdown
 
[C18: from Latin collāpsus, from collābī to fall in ruins, from lābī to fall]
 
col'lapsible
 
adj
 
col'lapsable
 
adj
 
collapsi'bility
 
n
 
collapsability
 
n

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collapsible
1875, alt. spelling of collapsable.
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