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rigidity

  • a word derived from rigid.

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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 of abdominal wall and deficient mobility of nearly whole right half of belly, the whole lower half of which moves little with respiration.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry