Semirigid
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An airship or dirigible which maintains its shape using a combination of internal pressure and a rigid structural framework.
"Semirigids were less expensive to build than rigids, and could be laid flat when deflated, making them much more convenient to store or transport long distances, while a semirigid's internal structural reinforcement allowed it to be built larger than a nonrigid and to fly faster without buckling or telescoping."
- 1 Partially rigid. not-comparable
- 1 not fully rigid wordnet
- 2 having a form maintained by a rigid internal structure as well as by internal gas pressure wordnet
Example
More examples"Semirigids were less expensive to build than rigids, and could be laid flat when deflated, making them much more convenient to store or transport long distances, while a semirigid's internal structural reinforcement allowed it to be built larger than a nonrigid and to fly faster without buckling or telescoping."
Etymology
From semi- + rigid.
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