nonrigid

[non-rij-id]

non·rig·id

[non-rij-id]
adjective
1.
not rigid.
2.
designating a type of airship having a flexible gas container without a supporting structure and held in shape only by the pressure of the gas within.

Origin:
1905–10; non- + rigid
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Nonrigid is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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nonrigid (nɒnˈrɪdʒɪd)
 
adj
1.  not rigid; flexible
2.  (of the gas envelope of an airship) flexible and held in shape only by the internal gas pressure

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