nonrigid

== English == === Alternative forms === non-rigid === Etymology === From non- +‎ rigid. === Adjective === nonrigid (not comparable) Not rigid; flexible. (of an airship) That maintains its shape only by internal gas pressure. ==== Related terms ==== nonrigidity === Noun === nonrigid (plural nonrigids) (aviation) An airship that maintains its shape only by internal gas pressure. ==== 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