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Definition of Collapsible
1. Adjective. Capable of collapsing or being collapsed. "A collapsible boat"
Similar to: Foldable, Foldaway, Folding, Telescopic, Tip-up
Derivative terms: Collapse
Antonyms: Noncollapsible
Definition of Collapsible
1. Adjective. That can be collapsed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Collapsible
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Collapsible
Literary usage of Collapsible
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1896)
"About three years ago I conceived the thought that the ideal method of doing
intestinal approximation would be end- to-end union by means of a collapsible ..."
2. Modern Tunneling by David William Brunton, John Allen Davis, John Vipond Davies (1922)
"collapsible FORMS Tunnel work offers a good field for the use of the modern
collapsible steel form, as the work is a continual repetition of the same ..."
3. The Car-builder's Dictionary: An Illustrated Vocabulary of Terms which ...by Master Car-Builders' Association, Matthias Nace Forney, Arthur Mellen Wellington, Leander Garey, Calvin A. Smith by Master Car-Builders' Association, Matthias Nace Forney, Arthur Mellen Wellington, Leander Garey, Calvin A. Smith (1906)
"collapsible Ice Tanks. Jenings System of Refrigeration. , , . it ,1 . -' !_>.
... collapsible ..."
4. Ships' Boats: Their Qualities, Construction, Equipment, and Launching Appliances by Ernest Walter Blocksidge (1920)
"The boat was loaded with 54 persons wearing life-jackets ; 38 being on the "
deck," or permanent structure, and 16 seated on the upper or collapsible ..."
5. The Manufacture of Metallic Articles Electrolytically.--Electro-engraving by Wilhelm Pfanhauser, Joseph William Richards (1906)
"collapsible MOULDS OF GERHARDI &. CO. German Patent 123056, of December 13, 1900,
of the firm of Gerhardi & Co., ..."
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