rigidity
21rigidity — i. The resistance offered by a body when under load. It is the ratio of the stress to the strain. Also known as stiffness. ii. A property of a gyroscope by which its axis will remain in a fixed direction in space unless the rotor is acted upon by …
22rigidity — n. 1. Stiffness, inflexibility, rigidness, want of pliability. 2. Severity, rigor, harshness, strictness, austerity, rigidness. 3. Ungracefulness, want of ease, stiffness …
23rigidity — ri·gid·i·ty …
24rigidity — See: rigid …
25rigidity — noun 1. the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending • Syn: ↑rigidness • Derivationally related forms: ↑rigid (for: ↑rigidness), ↑rigid, ↑rigidify …
26cogwheel rigidity — rigidity of a muscle that gives way in a series of little jerks upon being passively stretched, analogous to the ratcheting movement when a spring loaded rod drops into the successive notches of a cog. Called also cogwheel phenomenon or sign and… …
27hemiplegic rigidity — rigidity of the paralyzed limbs in hemiplegia …
28rigidity modulus — noun An objects tendency to shear, defined as the ratio of shear stress to shear strain Syn: shear modulus …
29Rigidity of paper — Жёсткость бумаги …
30Rigidity test — Испытание жёсткости (бумаги) …