foldable

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adjective

fold·​able ˈfōl-də-bəl 

: capable of being folded (as for storage) : folding

a foldable chair

… as he wanders the country and the globe with just the clothes on his back, his expired passport, a debit card and a foldable toothbrush.

—David Hendricks

foldable

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noun

plural foldables

: something that can be folded

Vertical rows of shelves hold all the foldables like sweaters and polo shirts.

—House Beautiful

especially : a device (such as a tablet computer or smartphone) that can be folded for storage

Foldables are increasingly becoming a normal part of the tech community. Just look at the handful of foldable smartphones around, so don't expect this trend to fizzle out anytime soon.

—Spy

Examples of foldable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The products are foldable and convert into a table and chair. —Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026

Ternus is taking over at a complex time for one of the world’s biggest companies, which is expected to debut a number of major products in upcoming months — notably a foldable iPhone. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026

Noun

Its foldable flip phones have revived the Razr name and offered a good alternative to Samsung’s Z Flip line, but people buying foldables are generally more interested in the large format. —ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026

The iPhone 18 Pro models and the iPhone Fold are expected in September, while Samsung is likely to stick with its July release timeline for foldables. —Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

fold entry 1 + -able

Noun

derivative of foldable entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1648, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1904, in the meaning defined above