nonrigid

[ non-rij-id ]
/ nɒnˈrɪdʒ ɪd /

adjective

not rigid.
designating a type of airship having a flexible gas container without a supporting structure and held in shape only by the pressure of the gas within.

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Origin of nonrigid

First recorded in 1905–10; non- + rigid

Words nearby nonrigid

nonrestrictive clause, nonreturn, nonreturn valve, nonreturnable, nonrhotic, nonrigid, nonscheduled, nonscientific, nonsecretor, nonsectarian, nonselective
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British Dictionary definitions for nonrigid

nonrigid
/ (nɒnˈrɪdʒɪd) /

adjective

not rigid; flexible
(of the gas envelope of an airship) flexible and held in shape only by the internal gas pressure
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