foldable
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- adjective
- /ˈfoʊldəbl/
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plegable
- I have a long-handled, foldable net with a mesh basket.
- foldable phone
- foldable smartphone
- foldable screen
So I'm rooting for foldable smartphones, but they're not quite ready yet.
- So I'm rooting for foldable smartphones, but they're not quite ready yet.
- Anyways, although I've seen this a million times, this time it sparked something and I thought why not build a foldable sidecar for my bicycle?
- We get in there and I tell you, there was a single foldable lawn chair in the middle of the living room, right?
- It will be flat foldable almost always.
Examples
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That's when they came up with the idea of compact, rollable, and foldable shoes that would fit in a small handbag.
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But because you're going to be spending so much time reading out of a huge, heavy casebook, this little foldable book stand is invaluable.
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For instance, I have a foldable chair that goes on the floor.
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And then I also need to get a foldable table so that the preparations can be done on a table.
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This is a mini foldable bottle.
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And these are foldable shoes which I picked up from bershka.com.
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We also had a foldable potty seat for away from home.
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They were petite, foldable bicycles with smaller wheels.
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Shelving is equipped with sturdy, quiet casters, as are all equipment, whiteboards, and tables, which also have foldable tabletops to provide the capability to nest together for compact storage (Figure 13).
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She bought a foldable table that makes it easy to store in her small apartment.
Synonyms
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Folds into a smaller size for easy storage
Becomes smaller to save space when you do not use it
Made so it becomes smaller for easy storage or carrying
How Foldable
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Etymology
Foldable comes from the simple verb fold, which means to bend something so one part lies on another, plus the ending -able, meaning 'can be'. So, a foldable object is 'able to be folded', like a folding chair or a foldable bike that you can store or carry easily.