rigidity
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ri·gid·i·ty
(rĭ-jĭd′ĭ-tē)n. pl. ri·gid·i·ties
1. The quality or state of being rigid.
2. An instance of being rigid.
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rigidity
the property of a substance that renders it inflexible, stiff, or nonpliable. — rigid, adj.
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Noun | 1. | rigidity - the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending inelasticity - the lack of elasticity inflexibility, inflexibleness - a lack of physical flexibility |
2. | rigidity - the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe unadaptability - the inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances |
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rigidity
noun1. The quality or state of being stubbornly inflexible:
2. The fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing:
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صَلابَه
ósveigjanleiki
rigidity
[rɪˈdʒɪdɪtɪ] N1. (= stiffness) [of material] → rigidez f
2. (= strictness) [of rules] → rigor m
3. (= inflexibility) [of person, ideas] → inflexibilidad f, intransigencia f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
rigidity
n
(fig, of person, character) → Striktheit f, → Strenge f, → Sturheit f (pej); (of discipline, principles) → Strenge f, → Striktheit f; (= intolerance of others) → Unbeugsamkeit f; (of interpretation) → Genauigkeit f, → Sturheit f (pej); (of specifications) → Striktheit f; (of system) → Starrheit f, → Unbeugsamkeit f; (of timetable) → Festigkeit f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rigid
(ˈridʒid) adjective1. completely stiff; not able to be bent (easily). An iron bar is rigid.
2. very strict, and not likely to change. rigid rules; rigid discipline; rigid views on education; a stern, rigid headmaster.
ˈrigidly adverbˈrigidness, riˈgidity noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
ri·gid·i·ty
n. rigidez, tesura, inmovilidad, inflexibilidad;
cadaveric ___ → ___ cadavérica, rigor mortis.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
rigidity
n rigidez fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.