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foldable

foldable adjective: that can be folded.

foldable: that can be folded
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Adjective

foldable (comparative more foldable, superlative most foldable)

  1. That can be folded.

Noun

foldable (plural foldables)

  1. Something that can be folded.
    • This should speed up assembly, although many traditionally assembled foldables can be put together in 20 minutes or less; they can be knocked down faster.2000, Canoe & Kayak Magazine, volume 28, numbers 2-6, page 95
    • Then on the right side of the page, students glue their class notes, often taken as foldables. The foldables serve as interactive graphic organizers and allow students to create flaps that reveal their notes about a specific topic.2015, Cathy Vatterott, Rethinking Grading, page 50
    1. A mobile phone that can be folded up when not in use.

Forms of foldable

Adjective
comparativemore foldable
superlativemost foldable
Noun
pluralfoldables

Origin of foldable

From fold + -able.

Words formed from foldable

Phrases with foldable

Questions about foldable

What does foldable mean?
Foldable means that can be folded.
What part of speech is foldable?
Foldable can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near foldable in the dictionary

  1. fold-overs
  2. fold-up
  3. fold-ups
  4. foldabilities
  5. foldability
  6. foldable
  7. foldable rooftop
  8. foldable rooftops
  9. foldables
  10. foldably
  11. foldage

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