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# collapsible

adjective (collapsible)

«collapsible» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Made so that it can be folded up or pushed down into a smaller shape when not being used (a collapsible chair, a collapsible water bottle). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collapsible/#m1)
2. Likely or able to fall down or fold in (a collapsible steering column that folds in a crash for safety). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collapsible/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life collapsible things save space: camping chairs, cups, umbrellas, crates. In design and technology lessons pupils may design collapsible structures. In car safety, some parts are made collapsible to absorb a crash. It tells the reader something folds or shrinks on purpose.

### Examples

- We took collapsible chairs to the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collapsible/#x1)
- My collapsible water bottle fits in my pocket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collapsible/#x2)
- The collapsible table folds flat against the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collapsible/#x3)
- Grandma has a collapsible walking stick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collapsible/#x4)
- In DT we designed a collapsible bridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collapsible/#x5)
- The car's steering wheel is collapsible to protect the driver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collapsible/#x6)

### Note

Spelled with -ible (not -able): collapsible. Comes from «collapse». Some dictionaries also accept «collapsable», but «collapsible» is the standard spelling.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «collapsible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collapsible/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«collapsible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/collapsible.html) on Mova free.