stiffener
1
6.5
- noun
- /ˈstɪfənər/
- Specialized
:
refuerzo
- The heel section of the quarter is often strengthened with a stiffener, which helps support the rear of the foot.
- wire stiffener
- plate stiffeners
- end stiffeners
Examples
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Adding stiffeners to the frame (middle) and to the baffle itself (right) failed to correct the problem.
Academic text (2009) -
It helps identify the best locations for load stiffeners and lubrication ports.
Academic text (2010) -
It's a double layer of leather with a stiffener in between.
Blog text (11) -
This 1,691-pound housing assembly consists of two 40-inch-long, 1.15-inch-thick cylinders joined by a titanium stiffener and supported at the ends by ceramic hemispheres.
Academic text (1993) -
Unless there was some sort of structural stiffener added, sags, cracks, and doors that won't close or pop open at inopportune times, and other maladies would have led to an early trip to the crusher.
Blog text (26) -
Moving a rib outside the load zone, adding a stiffener, or perhaps locating the torque arms away from the planetary gear section could prolong bearing life better than any improvement of the bearing itself.
Academic text (2010) -
A single 2-by-4 vertical stiffener is used in the center of the long walls.
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The hipbelt and lumbar pad feature plastic stiffeners for structure and firm foam padding that strikes a good balance between cushion and support.
Synonyms
1
6.7
A support added to a frame to keep it steady
1
6.2
A thing you add to help something hold more weight
Antonyms
Compounds
How Stiff
- Specialized
11
7.4
- Specialized
1
6.5
85
4.0
108
3.9
240
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stiffener comes from stiff meaning 'not easily bent' and the ending -er which shows 'a thing that does'. So a stiffener is literally a thing added to make something stronger and more rigid, helping to stop it from bending.