semirigid

[sem-ee-rij-id, sem-ahy-]

adjective

not fully rigid; partly rigid.
Aeronautics. noting or pertaining to a type of airship whose shape is maintained by means of a rigid keellike structure and by internal gas pressure.

Origin of semirigid

First recorded in 1905–10; semi- + rigid

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Examples from the Web for semirigid

Historical Examples of semirigid

Near the forward end of the unit, a semirigid plastic tube was connected, leading up to the face mask.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung
Victor Appleton

British Dictionary definitions for semirigid

semirigid

adjective

partly but not wholly rigid
(of an airship) maintaining shape by means of a main supporting keel and internal gas pressure

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