Associations to the word «Rigidity»

Wiktionary

RIGIDITY, noun. 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.
RIGIDITY, noun. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.
RIGIDITY, noun. In Economics: synonym for stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.
RIGIDITY MODULUS, noun. (physics) An object's tendency to shear, defined as the ratio of shear stress to shear strain

Dictionary definition

RIGIDITY, noun. The physical property of being stiff and resisting bending.
RIGIDITY, noun. The quality of being rigid and rigorously severe.

Wise words

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