semirigid

See also: semi-rigid

English

Alternative forms

• semi-rigid

Etymology

From semi- +‎ rigid.

Noun

The airship Norge, a semirigid

semirigid (plural semirigids)

1. (aviation) An airship or dirigible which maintains its shape using a combination of internal pressure and a rigid structural framework.

   Synonym: semirigid balloon

   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.

Coordinate terms

• rigid
• nonrigid

Adjective

semirigid (not comparable)

1. Partially rigid.

Related terms

• semirigidity
• semirigidly

Translations

Translations

• French: semirigide (fr)
• Italian: semirigido (it)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: nivçereq

• Spanish: semirrígido (es)

Anagrams

• dirigisme

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French semi-rigide.

Adjective

semirigid m or n (feminine singular semirigidă, masculine plural semirigizi, feminine and neuter plural semirigide)

1. semirigid

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	semirigid		semirigidă		semirigizi	semirigide
	definite	semirigidul		semirigida		semirigizii	semirigidele
genitive- dative	indefinite	semirigid		semirigide		semirigizi	semirigide
	definite	semirigidului		semirigidei		semirigizilor	semirigidelor