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I just love crafting and shaping sounds. Actually, many of the sounds that I work with start off as organic instruments - guitar, piano, clarinet, etc. But I do love the rigidity of electronic drums.
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Meaning of "rigidity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RIGIDITY

rigidity  [rɪˈdʒɪdɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIGIDITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rigidity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RIGIDITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rigidity in the English dictionary

The definition of rigidity in the dictionary is the quality of being unbending, physically inflexible, or stiff. Other definition of rigidity is the quality of being rigorously strict or severe.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RIGIDITY


acidity
əˈsɪdɪtɪ
algidity
ælˈdʒɪdɪtɪ
aridity
əˈrɪdɪtɪ
comorbidity
ˌkəʊmɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ
cupidity
kjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ
fluidity
fluːˈɪdɪtɪ
frigidity
frɪˈdʒɪdɪtɪ
humidity
hjuːˈmɪdɪtɪ
hybridity
haɪˈbrɪdɪtɪ
intrepidity
ˌɪntrɪˈpɪdɪtɪ
invalidity
ˌɪnvəˈlɪdɪtɪ
liquidity
lɪˈkwɪdɪtɪ
lividity
lɪˈvɪdɪtɪ
lucidity
luːˈsɪdɪtɪ
morbidity
mɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ
placidity
pləˈsɪdɪtɪ
rapidity
rəˈpɪdɪtɪ
stupidity
stjuːˈpɪdɪtɪ
turbidity
tɜːˈbɪdɪtɪ
turgidity
tɜːˈdʒɪdɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIGIDITY

rightwards
righty
righty ho
Rigi
rigid
rigid designator
rigidification
rigidified
rigidifies
rigidify
rigidize
rigidly
rigidness
Rigil
Rigil Kent
rigmarole
rigol
rigor
rigor mortis
rigorism

WORDS THAT END LIKE RIGIDITY

absolute humidity
avidity
face validity
flaccidity
gravidity
hyperacidity
insipidity
modulus of rigidity
nudity
pallidity
putridity
relative humidity
solidity
specific humidity
superfluidity
timidity
torpidity
torridity
validity
viridity
viscidity

Synonyms and antonyms of rigidity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rigidity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIGIDITY

Find out the translation of rigidity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rigidity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rigidity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

刚性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rigidez
570 millions of speakers

English

rigidity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कठोरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صلابة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жесткость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rigidez
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাঠিন্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rigidité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketegaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Steifheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

剛性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rigiditas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

độ cứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விறைப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ताठरपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

katılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rigidità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sztywność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жорсткість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rigiditate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακαμψία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rigiditeit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

styvhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stivhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rigidity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGIDITY»

The term «rigidity» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.541 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGIDITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rigidity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rigidity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rigidity

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9 QUOTES WITH «RIGIDITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rigidity.
1
David Cameron
The EU must be able to act with the speed and flexibility of a network, not the cumbersome rigidity of a bloc. We must not be weighed down by an insistence on a one size fits all approach which implies that all countries want the same level of integration. The fact is that they don't and we shouldn't assert that they do.
2
Rachel Cusk
The 'good' mother, with her fixed smile, her rigidity, her goody-goody outlook, her obsession with unnecessary hygiene, is in fact a fool. It is the 'bad' mother, unafraid of a joke and a glass of wine, richly self-expressive, scornful of suburban values, who is, in reality, good.
3
Imogen Heap
I just love crafting and shaping sounds. Actually, many of the sounds that I work with start off as organic instruments - guitar, piano, clarinet, etc. But I do love the rigidity of electronic drums.
4
Robert Heller
The difference between management and administration (which is what bureaucrats used to do exclusively) is the difference between choice and rigidity.
5
Andrea Hirata
I changed the course of my life, from the rigidity of mathematics and the corporate rhythm to a more bohemian world.
6
Eugene Jarecki
Reagan is held up to us as an example of never raising taxes. Correction: Reagan raised taxes six of his eight years as president. Why? He was a pragmatist, not doctrinaire. He saw problems emerging, and when his policies faltered he changed his views. Flexibility, not rigidity.
7
Pope Paul VI
The work of art, just like any fragment of human life considered in its deepest meaning, seems to me devoid of value if it does not offer the hardness, the rigidity, the regularity, the luster on every interior and exterior facet, of the crystal.
8
Joanna Scott
If the rules of a language are followed, words usually make sense. But these very rules can stir the impulse to rebel. We're obliged to keep trying to convey meaning through correct sentences. After a while, the good-soldier rigidity of polished prose can begin to seem dull, and it gets harder to resist the temptation of nonsense.
9
Gail Sheehy
Spontaneity, the hallmark of childhood, is well worth cultivating to counteract the rigidity that may otherwise set in as we grow older.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIGIDITY»

Discover the use of rigidity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rigidity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Combinatorial Rigidity
This book presents rigidity theory in a historical context. The combinatorial aspects of rigidity are isolated and framed in terms of a special class of matroids, which are a natural generalization of the connectivity matroid of a graph.
Jack E. Graver, Brigitte Servatius, Herman Servatius
2
Rigidity Theory and Applications
Proceedings of a conference held in Traverse City, Michigan, June 14-17, 1998
M.F. Thorpe, P.M. Duxbury, 1999
3
Geometry, Rigidity, and Group Actions
A central development in the last 50 years is the phenomenon of rigidity, whereby one can classify actions of certain groups. This book looks at rigidity.
Benson Farb, David Fisher, 2011
4
Computers, Rigidity, and Moduli: The Large-scale Fractal ...
This book is the first to present a new area of mathematical research that combines topology, geometry, and logic.
Shmuel Weinberger, 2005
5
Rigidity in Dynamics and Geometry: Contributions from the ...
This volume of proceedings is an offspring of the special semester Ergodic Theory, Geometric Rigidity and Number Theory which was held at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge, UK, from Jan uary until July, 2000.
Marc Burger, Alessandra Iozzi, 2002
6
Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
Rigidity and spasticity are terms used to describe different patterns of increased resistance to passive joint movements (1). Rigidity implies pathology of the extrapyramidal system, and spasticity implies pathology of upper motoneurons or the ...
Joseph Jankovic, Eduardo Tolosa, 2007
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Beyond Rigidity: The Unfinished Semantic Agenda of Naming ...
Soames introduces a new conception of the relationship between linguistic meaning and assertions made by utterances. He gives meanings of proper names and natural-kind predicates and explains their use in attitude ascriptions.
Scott Soames, 2002
8
Japan's Financial Crisis: Institutional Rigidity and ...
This book helps us understand the nature of the Japanese government's response while also providing important insights into why Japan seems unable to get its financial system back on track 13 years later.
Jennifer Amyx, 2013
9
Novikov Conjectures, Index Theorems, and Rigidity:
These volumes are the outgrowth of a conference held at the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach (Germany) on the subject of `Novikov conjectures, index theorems and rigidity'.
Steven C. Ferry, Andrew Ranicki, Jonathan M. Rosenberg, 1995
10
Beyond Rigidity : The Unfinished Semantic Agenda of Naming ...
In this fascinating work, Scott Soames offers a new conception of the relationship between linguistic meaning and assertions made by utterances.
Scott Soames Professor of Philosophy Princeton University, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIGIDITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rigidity is used in the context of the following news items.
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German RepRap Releases Carbon20 3D Printer Filament, Offers …
German RepRap Releases Carbon20 3D Printer Filament, Offers Rigidity without Breakage. by Bridget Butler Millsaps · July 20, 2015 ... «3DPrint.com, Jul 15»
2
Will the Rigidity of Apple's HomeKit Turn Off Consumers?
The platform requires a third-generation Apple TV. Consumers will also need to upgrade other smart devices—by buying new ones. «Greentech Media, Jun 15»
3
Rigidity: tactical analysis of Bayern - Augsburg 0:1
FC Bayern München displayed tactical rigidity on Saturday against Augsburg, playing with a high defensive line and deserving punishment after a lack of ... «Bayern Central, May 15»
4
Greek FinMin Varoufakis Criticizes the Rigidity of Eurozone's …
varoufakis Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Thursday said he is not satisfied with the eurozone's institutions, during his speech at the annual ... «Greek Reporter, Apr 15»
5
2016 Chevrolet Camaro Will Have Wheels, Brakes, More Structural …
2016 Chevrolet Camaro Will Have Wheels, Brakes, More Structural Rigidity. April 9, 2015 at 11:07 am by Alexander Stoklosa · SHARE · TWEET. 2016 Chevrolet ... «Car and Driver, Apr 15»
6
The Pursuit of Chassis Rigidity It's all about connecting the steering …
We know that the late Antonio Cobas was the originator of the now widely used twin-aluminum-beam motorcycle chassis. It has been very successful especially ... «Cycleworld, Mar 15»
7
Reserve Bank's rigidity on liquidity holding back lower rates
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India's decision to keep liquidity stance as it is while reducing interest rate partly explains why the half-a-percentage point ... «Economic Times, Mar 15»
8
A University of Oklahoma Fraternity's Chant and the Rigidity of Racism
This is why the vileness displayed on that bus matters: It was a reflection of the distance that must still be covered, and the rigidity of racism and the casualness ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
9
Patent Law Gone Awry: How Bob Goodlatte's Bill Combines Useless …
Viewed as a whole, the Goodlatte bill combines dangerous rigidity with excessive discretion. The story plays out as follows. Premature Reform. The first of these ... «Forbes, Feb 15»
10
Why Is Wage Growth So Slow?
... accept wage cuts, even during recessions, a behavior known as downward nominal wage rigidity. Daly and Hobijn (2014) argue that this behavior affected the ... «Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Jan 15»

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