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collapsible

Pronunciation: /kəˈlæps.ə.bəl/

The English word “collapsible” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Designed to be collapsed, especially so as to be more compact when not in use.

noun

  1. Any object that can be collapsed to save space.
  2. A kind of boat that can be collapsed for greater portability.
  3. A display element that can be collapsed to hide it from view.

Etymology

From collapse + -ible.

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