different between collapsible vs uncollapsible

English

Alternative forms

• collapsable

Etymology

collapse +? -ible

Adjective

collapsible (comparative more collapsible, superlative most collapsible)

1. That can be collapsed.

Derived terms

• collapsibility
• noncollapsible
• uncollapsible

Translations

English

Etymology

un- +? collapsible

Adjective

uncollapsible (not comparable)

1. Not collapsible.
   • 1897, Guy Boothby, The Beautiful White Devil, Chapter 3,^[1]

     She carried six boats, an unusually large number for a craft of her size; two were surf-boats, I found on inspection; two were uncollapsible lifeboats; one was an ordinary ship's gig, while the other was a small steam launch of excellent build and workmanship.

   • 1944, Emily Carr, The House of All Sorts, “Furniture,”^[2]

     The dining-table, uncollapsible and highly varnished, the piano, the chesterfield, stuffed chairs and a few sofas made a foundation on which to heap lesser articles.

   • 2004, Philip Roth, The Plot Against America, Houghton Mifflin, Chapter 4, p. 130,^[3]

     Alvin’s wheelchair went into the trunk, though as it was the old unwieldy uncollapsible type, the lid of the trunk had to be tied shut with heavy twine to accommodate it.