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单词 rigidity
释义 ri·gid·i·ty
\rə̇ˈjidəd.ē, -idətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin rigiditas, from rigidus rigid + -itas -ity — more at rigid
1. : the quality or state of being rigid: as
 a. : the quality or state of resisting change of form : want of pliability : hardness
  < the rigidity of armor — V.H.S.Mercier >
  < that perfect state of flux between rigidity and liquefaction — C.J.Phillips >
  < the distinctions … had lost much of their rigidity — Douglas Bush >
  < wage rigidity >
  < emotional rigidity >
 b. : stiffness of appearance, manner, opinion, or conduct
  < there had come into his face a rigidity — John Galsworthy >
 c. : abnormal stiffness of muscle (as over a site of inflammation or from systemic disease)
  < rigidity of abdominal wall in peritonitis >
  < nuchal rigidity >
 d. : the quality or state of being strict or severe : harshness, inflexibility
 e. : the quality or state of being fixed in position — used especially of a movable object
2. : an instance of being rigid : someone or something that is rigid (as in form or conduct)
 < the rigidities of small-town life — Times Literary Supplement >
 < create rigidities in the economic system — H.G.Johnson >
 < new rigidities of thought — C.J.Rolo >
3. : the amount of resistance of a body to change of form
4. or rigidity modulus : shear modulus
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