Example Sentences

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Rigidity was shown to improve with stimulation of the premotor cortex.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024

Rigidity, not malleability, is Naird’s problem, but it’s as grating as flecks of finger flesh in the shredded cheese.

From Slate • May 29, 2020

Rigidity sensing and adaptation through regulation of integrin types.

From Nature • Dec. 5, 2017

The bank's "Wage Rigidity Meter" remains near an all-time high - evidence it will take more time before the type of wage-growth Yellen hopes to see.

From Reuters • Jun. 25, 2014

Rigidity in an abutment is only effected by a large increase in bulk, whereas strength in an arch ring is greatly augmented by the addition of a few inches to its thickness.

From Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 by Godfrey, Edward