nonrigid

See also: non-rigid

English

Alternative forms

• non-rigid

Etymology

non- +‎ rigid

Adjective

nonrigid (not comparable)

1. Not rigid; flexible.
2. (of an airship) That maintains its shape only by internal gas pressure.

Related terms

• nonrigidity

Noun

The airship Spirit of Goodyear, a nonrigid

nonrigid (plural nonrigids)

1. (aviation) 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.

Synonyms

• blimp

Hypernyms

• airship
• dirigible

Coordinate terms

• rigid
• semirigid

Usage notes

• dirigible is not a synonym, but a hypernym; it refers to all steerable self-propelled airships, whether rigid, semirigid, or nonrigid.

Anagrams

• Girondin