rigidity
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- noun
- /rɪˈdʒɪdəti/
- Specialized
- Because of the isolation that my body's rigidity put me in, I was losing all sense of human proportions.
- nuchal rigidity
- muscle rigidity
- fiber rigidity
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Watch on YouTubeI fell in love with its tensile strength, its rigidity, its smooth surface.
- I fell in love with its tensile strength, its rigidity, its smooth surface.
- It involves changes to the rigidity of the epithelial layer.
- The Deadwood is useful because it supports it stays in place by its very rigidity.
Examples
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What that's going to do is if you can see cardboard is corrugated, that adds strength and rigidity to the cardboard.
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Findings on neurologic examination were within normal limits except for mild nuchal rigidity and some mild expressive aphasia.
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The first two have a high degree of rigidity under the weight of soil; the latter less so.
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It's used in in all cell types to confer rigidity and all tissues.
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The society plans to avoid bureaucratic rigidity by adopting a decentralized structure.
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Our physical examination revealed the presence of torticollis and neck rigidity associated with grade II trismus.
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Contraction of the stapedius muscle leads to an increase in the rigidity of the ossicular chain.
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Associated manifestations such as lethargy, neck rigidity, and headache might indicate the presence of a concurrent intracranial complication.
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To evaluate the fiber rigidity, two fiber types were investigated, including glass (GL) and polypropylene (PP) fibers.
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The engineer emphasized that the rigidity of the material is crucial for the structure's stability.
Synonyms
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3.9
A condition when parts of the body or objects are hard to move, often causing pain
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3.0
Being steady and held in one place without moving
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5.3
Not able to bend the body or joints easily
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4.7
Stiffness that makes something hard to bend
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7.7
Stiffness that makes a body part or object hard to bend
A refusal to change an opinion or action despite pressure
Antonyms
- Specialized
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7.4
The ability of a metal to be shaped by hammering or pressure without cracking
Compounds
- Specialized
A measure of how well a material resists change in shape when layers slide past each other
How Stiff
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rigidity comes from the Latin root rig-, from rigere, meaning 'stiff' or 'not able to bend'. So in materials, rigidity is the quality of being 'stiff', which is why rigid steel does not bend easily.