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PRONUNCIATION OF STIFFENER

stiffener  [ˈstɪfənə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STIFFENER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stiffener 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 STIFFENER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stiffener in the English dictionary

The definition of stiffener in the dictionary is a material or substance used to stiffen something. Other definition of stiffener is a strong alcoholic drink, esp when taken to boost confidence or courage.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STIFFENER


Adana
ˈædənə
air-conditioner
ˈɛəkənˌdɪʃ ənə
antiphoner
ænˈtɪfənə
bottle-opener
ˈbɒtəlˌəʊpənə
commissioner
kəˈmɪʃənə
conditioner
kənˈdɪʃənə
coroner
ˈkɒrənə
governor
ˈɡʌvənə
Helena
ˈhɛlənə
listener
ˈlɪsənə
opener
ˈəʊpənə
practitioner
prækˈtɪʃənə
prisoner
ˈprɪzənə
Ramayana
rɑːˈmaɪənə
sharpener
ˈʃɑːpənə
softener
ˈsɒfənə
strengthener
ˈstreŋθənə
summoner
ˈsʌmənə
tensioner
ˈtenʃənə
toughener
ˈtʌfənə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STIFFENER

stiff
stiff arm
stiff upper lip
stiff with
stiff-arm
stiff-necked
stiffen
stiffened
stiffening
stiffie
stiffies
stiffish
stiffly
stiffness
stiffware
stiffy
stifle
stifler
stifling
stiflingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE STIFFENER

air freshener
eye-opener
fastener
freshener
gardener
greener
keener
kindergartener
Kitchener
landscape gardener
screener
scrivener
shortener
sweetener
tightener
tweener
water softener
Wegener
widener
wiener

Synonyms and antonyms of stiffener in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stiffener» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STIFFENER

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

Translator English - Chinese

加强筋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

refuerzo
570 millions of speakers

English

stiffener
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

stiffener
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الميبس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жесткости
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reforço
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stiffener
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

raidisseur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengecut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Versteifung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

補強材
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보강재
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stiffener
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tăng cứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

stiffener
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टिफ़नर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sertleştirici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rinforzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

usztywniacz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жорсткості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rigidizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακαμψίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stiff
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förstyvning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stiver
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stiffener

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STIFFENER»

The term «stiffener» is regularly used and occupies the 91.209 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STIFFENER» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STIFFENER»

Discover the use of stiffener in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stiffener and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Design of Steel Structures
Duggal S K. tions are riveted, Fig. 9.6(a), and flat sections are used if the connections are welded, Fig. 9.6(b). Another type of stiffener used to prevent the buckling under the concentrated load or end reaction is called bearing stiffener.
Duggal S K, 2000
2
Improved Design Specifications for Horizontally Curved Steel ...
As in the current specifications, the contribution of the longitudinal stiffener to the shear strength of the panel is ignored. 6.5 Transverse Web Stiffeners The provisions for the design of transverse web stiffeners are essentially the same as the ...
Dann H. Hall, Michael A. Grubb, Chai Hong Yoo, 1999
3
Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures to AS4100: ...
When such stiffeners are used, equation 4.3 still holds, provided b is taken as the stiffener spacing. Longitudinal stiffeners have an additional advantage when they are able to transfer compressive stresses, in which case their cross-sectional ...
Nick Trahair, Mark A Bradford, 2005
4
Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Stainless Steel ...
Unstiffened Elements with Uniform Compression Stiffener Section FIGURE 4. Elements with Intermediate Stiffener Actual Stiffener Effective Stiffener used for Calculating Overall Section Properties. Stress f w r r I Actual Element Effective ...
American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002
5
The Behaviour and Design of Steel Structures to EC3, Fourth ...
Whensuch stiffeners are used, equation 4.3stillholds, provided b is taken as the stiffener spacing. Longitudinal stiffeners have an additional advantage when they are able to transfer compressive stresses, in which case their cross-sectional ...
N.S. Trahair, M.A. Bradford, David Nethercot, 2007
6
Fashion Hats
In contrast, water-based stiffener is a white, PVA glue-type stiffener, which is used diluted with water. It is completely harmless and the same rules regarding ventilation do not apply here. Either felt stiffener or water-based stiffener will work on ...
Karen Henriksen, 2009
7
Cold-Formed Steel Design
Figure 3.52 Section with single intermediate stiffener. stiffener has been studied by H ̈oglund,3.72 K ̈onig,3.73 K ̈onig and Thomasson,3.74 Desmond, Pekoz, and Winter,3.75–3.77 Pekoz,3.17 and Yang and Schafer.3.223 In the study of ...
Wei-Wen Yu, Roger A. LaBoube, 2010
8
Ultimate Limit State Design of Steel-Plated Structures
Jeom Kee Paik, Anil Kumar Thayamballi. 6.7.3 Beam -Column-type Collapse ( Mode III) For collapse mode III, the plate -stiffener combination approach is applied using the modified Perry -Robertson formula as previously described in Section ...
Jeom Kee Paik, Anil Kumar Thayamballi, 2003
9
Current and Future Trends in Bridge Design, Construction and ...
The changes adopted by the British Standards Institution introduced shape limitation functions on bulb flats to ensure that the stiffener remains fully effective and torsional buckling of the stiffener is prevented from occurring. These shape ...
Parag C. Das, Dan M. Frangopol, Andrzej S. Nowak, 1999
10
Structural & Construction Conf
Japan ABSTRACT: Intermediate transverse stiffener of plate girder should be designed to ensure enough shear strength of the web, but for economical and rational design, it is desirable to make the stiffener small and place it long interval .
Franco Bontempi, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STIFFENER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stiffener is used in the context of the following news items.
1
First Subsea to supply relatchable bend stiffener connector for Gina …
LANCASTER, UK – First Subsea is to supply a relatchable bend stiffener connector to NOV Completion & Production Solutions for a flexible production riser at ... «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Jun 15»
2
Apple's Invention Reveals New Methods for Strengthening …
In yet another embodiment, a method is set forth for encapsulating a stiffener layer within ... In this way, the stiffener layer can reinforce the second surface of the ... «Patently Apple, May 15»
3
Throwing the gauntlet
The company ceased production of the stiffeners in 1962. Before ... Duke said, using bulb flats as hull stiffeners was the shipbuilding industry's common practice. «Huntington Herald Dispatch, Mar 15»
4
Saipem enlists FES to provide fluid solutions at Total's Egina project …
FES International provides a range of BSCs to assist the installation of bend stiffeners on offshore deep sea drilling operations. Products are tailored to suit the ... «Oil & Gas Technology, Feb 15»
5
FES gets Egina contract off Nigeria
Saipem awarded FES International a US$2 million contract to supply bend stiffener connectors (BSCs) for the Egina project. The BSCs will be used by global ... «OE Digital, Feb 15»
6
Judge Won't Trim Insurer's BMW Engine Fire Row
“This court agrees with plaintiffs ... that weighing the foreseeable risks of the stiffener plate against the benefits of the stiffener plate as designed is a factual issue ... «Law360, Feb 15»
7
ATK Aerospace Structures: Clearfield, Utah
Table 1: ATK's Automated Stiffener Forming (ASF) process enables the company to meet several stringer and frame attributes, including a variety of length, yaw, ... «High Performance Composites, Jan 15»
8
LightSail Vibration Test Shakes Loose New Problems
Four new stiffener brackets installed on the spacecraft's solar arrays corrected a pesky ... The team scrambled to fix the problem with four new stiffener brackets. «The Planetary Society, Oct 14»
9
Fox Handling Upgrades, Part 3 - Subframe Connectors
Gil Ruiz of Mustangs Etc. measures the existing stiffener to see where it must be cut to accommodate the Maximum Motorsports subframe connectors. Here, Ruiz ... «Mustang 360, Oct 14»
10
Trelleborg unit to supply Japan's Fukushima Forward project
The Swedish company said it is to provide distributed buoyancy modules, bend stiffeners with dynamic bend stiffener connectors, cable protection and bend ... «RubberNews.com, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Stiffener [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/stiffener>. Apr 2024 ».
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