(intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in. / (intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely. / (intransitive) To fold compactly.

The act of collapsing. / Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset).

plural of collapse

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of collapse

simple past tense and past participle of collapse

That can be collapsed.

A kind of boat that can be collapsed for greater portability. / (graphical user interface) A display element that can be collapsed to hide it from view.

present participle of collapse

Alternative spelling of collapsible

(uncountable) The condition of being collapsible. / (countable) The extent to which something is collapsible.