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Definition of Rigidity
1. Noun. The physical property of being stiff and resisting bending.
Exact synonyms: Rigidness
Generic synonyms: Inelasticity
Specialized synonyms: Inflexibility, Inflexibleness
Derivative terms: Rigid, Rigidify, Rigidify, Rigid, Rigid
Generic synonyms: Inelasticity
Specialized synonyms: Inflexibility, Inflexibleness
Derivative terms: Rigid, Rigidify, Rigidify, Rigid, Rigid
2. Noun. The quality of being rigid and rigorously severe.
Exact synonyms: Inflexibility, Rigidness
Generic synonyms: Unadaptability
Antonyms: Flexibility
Derivative terms: Inflexible, Inflexible, Inflexible, Rigid, Rigidify, Rigid, Rigid
Generic synonyms: Unadaptability
Antonyms: Flexibility
Derivative terms: Inflexible, Inflexible, Inflexible, Rigid, Rigidify, Rigid, Rigid
Definition of Rigidity
1. n. The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form; -- opposed to flexibility, ductility, malleability, and softness.
Definition of Rigidity
1. the state of being rigid [n -TIES]
Medical Definition of Rigidity
1. Stiffness or inflexibility, chiefly that which is abnormal or morbid, rigor. Origin: L. Rigiditas, rigidus = stiff This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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