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SEMIRIGID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does semirigid mean?
• SEMIRIGID (adjective)
The adjective SEMIRIGID has 2 senses:
1. having a form maintained by a rigid internal structure as well as by internal gas pressure
2. not fully rigid
Familiarity information: SEMIRIGID used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a form maintained by a rigid internal structure as well as by internal gas pressure
Similar:
rigid (designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure)
Domain category:
aeronautics; astronautics (the theory and practice of navigation through air or space)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not fully rigid
Similar:
inflexible (resistant to being bent)
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