foldable
Bends to store
Foldable describes something designed to be folded, usually for storage or transport: a foldable chair, a foldable bike, a foldable phone.
The word emphasizes intentional design rather than mere physical possibility—paper can be folded, but you wouldn't call it foldable.
In recent tech usage, foldable often refers to smartphones with flexible screens that bend in half.
Line from folding
- pleatSewn fabric fold
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- craneLifter or wader
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
Bellows-driven reed instrument
- concertinaBellows-driven button instrument
- retractableAble to draw inward
- telescopicExtending via nested tubes
- hingedConnected by pivot joint
pleated · compressible · stowable · packable · foldaway · flatpack · breakaway · knockdown
Small enough to carry
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- travel-sizedShrunk for portability
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- portableAble to be carried
handy · space-saving · streamlined · sleek · condensed · small-scale · neat · tidy
Single-person sitting furniture
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- bikeTwo-wheeled pedaled vehicle
- strollerWheeled infant conveyance
- cotPortable sleeping frame
kayak · ladder · screen · tent · easel · playpen · treadmill · wheelchair
Able to curve
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
- suppleFlexing without damage
- malleableCapable of being shaped
creased · hinged · jointed · articulated · segmented · springy · yielding · ductile
Made of separable units
- reconfigurableAble to be rearranged
- transformableAble to change form
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
expandable · adjustable · multifunctional · interchangeable · detachable · reversible · dual-purpose
crease
Line from folding
accordion
Bellows-driven reed instrument
- concertinaBellows-driven button instrument
- retractableAble to draw inward
- telescopicExtending via nested tubes
hinged · pleated · compressible · stowable · packable · foldaway · flatpack · breakaway · knockdown
pocket-sized
Small enough to carry
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- travel-sizedShrunk for portability
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
portable · handy · space-saving · streamlined · sleek · condensed · small-scale · neat · tidy · minimalist
chair
Single-person sitting furniture
cot · kayak · ladder · screen · tent · easel · playpen · treadmill · wheelchair · fan
bendable
Able to curve
malleable · creased · hinged · jointed · articulated · segmented · springy · yielding · ductile · resilient
modular
Made of separable units
- reconfigurableAble to be rearranged
- transformableAble to change form
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
versatile · expandable · adjustable · multifunctional · interchangeable · detachable · reversible · dual-purpose
- gear featuresdurable, adjustable, breathable, lightweight, waterproof
- communication devicesphone, cellphone, cell phone, mobile phone, landline
- furniture traitswooden, upholstered, cushioned, padded, comfortable
- paper qualitiessmooth, rough, glossy, matte, textured
- product featuressize, color, durable, quality, material
- space saverswall bed, loft bed, bunk bed, trundle bed, futon
foldablerigid
Unable to bend
inflexible · stiff · unbendable · noncollapsible · unfoldable
foldablepermanent
Fixed without end
stationary · built-in · immutable · monolithic · one-piece
- foldable phoneHinged mobile device
- foldable furnitureHinged household items that flatten
- foldable screenHinged panels creating separation
- foldable bagCompressible carrying pouch
- foldable mirrorsReflectors that collapse flat