nonrigid

[ non-rij-id ]

adjective

1. not rigid.
2. 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.

nonrigid

/ nɒnˈrɪdʒɪd /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonrigid¹

First recorded in 1905–10; non- + rigid