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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
nonrigid en · ADJ
Etymology
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English non-
Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ-der.
Proto-Italic *rigēō
Latin rigeō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin rigidusder.
Middle English rigide
English rigid
English nonrigid
From non- + rigid.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not rigid; flexible.
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(not-comparable, of an airship) That maintains its shape only by internal gas pressure.
Forms
Relateds
nonrigidity
nonrigid en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
English non-
Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ-der.
Proto-Italic *rigēō
Latin rigeō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin rigidusder.
Middle English rigide
English rigid
English nonrigid
From non- + rigid.
Meanings
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An airship that maintains its shape only by internal gas pressure.
Nonrigids are cheap and easy to build, store, and transport, but their lack of structural reinforcement limits them to smaller sizes and lower speeds than rigids or semirigids.
Forms
Coordinates
semirigid · rigid
Hypernyms
airship · dirigible
Synonyms
blimp