See Also: Rigidity(medicine)
Rigidity(health)
rigidity(dictionary)
cerebellar rigidity(medicine)
cadaveric rigidity(medicine)
scleral rigidity(medicine)
postmortem rigidity(medicine)
pathologic rigidity(medicine)
ocular rigidity(medicine)
nuchal rigidity(medicine)

rigidity (iou)



rigidity noun. E17.
[Latin rigiditas, from rigidus: see RIGID, -ITY.]
The state of being physically rigid; stiffness, (an) inability to bend or be bent. E17.
Strictness, severity, harshness, inflexibility; (an) inability to adapt in outlook or response. M17.
Phrases: modulus of rigidity a measure of the resistance of an object to deformation without change in volume.