collapsible

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From collapse +‎ -ible.

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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

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Noun

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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.