Speakur

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collapsible

/kəˈlæps.ə.bəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
col-lapsi-ble
IPA
/kəˈlæps.ə.bəl/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

noun

Any object that can be collapsed to save space.

noun

Any object that can be collapsed to save space.

noun

Any object that can be collapsed to save space.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English collapse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English collapsible From collapse + -ible.

Inflected Forms

more collapsible (comparative) most collapsible (superlative) collapsable (alternative) collapsibles (plural)

Derived Forms

collapsibility noncollapsible uncollapsible

Frequently Paired Words

folding foldup telescopable telescoping mobile portable

Synonyms

collapsable

Questions

How do you pronounce collapsible?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlæps.ə.bəl/.
What does collapsible mean?
Designed to be collapsed, especially so as to be more compact when not in use.
Where does collapsible come from?
Etymology tree English collapse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English collapsible From collapse + -ible.

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