ALL meanings of rigidity
rig·id
R r - noun rigidity stiffness 1
- noun rigidity strict approach 1
- adjective rigidity stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal. 1
- adjective rigidity firmly fixed or set. 1
- adjective rigidity inflexible, strict, or severe: a rigid disciplinarian; rigid rules of social behavior. 1
- adjective rigidity exacting; thorough; rigorous: a rigid examination. 1
- adjective rigidity so as to meet precise standards; stringent: lenses ground to rigid specifications. 1
- adjective rigidity Mechanics. of, relating to, or noting a body in which the distance between any pair of points remains fixed under all forces; having infinite values for its shear modulus, bulk modulus, and Young's modulus. 1
- adjective rigidity Aeronautics. (of an airship or dirigible) having a form maintained by a stiff, unyielding structure contained within the envelope. pertaining to a helicopter rotor that is held fixedly at its root. 1