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rig⋅id
[rij-id]
–adjective
| 1. | stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal. |
| 2. | firmly fixed or set. |
| 3. | inflexible, strict, or severe: a rigid disciplinarian; rigid rules of social behavior. |
| 4. | exacting; thorough; rigorous: a rigid examination. |
| 5. | so as to meet precise standards; stringent: lenses ground to rigid specifications. |
| 6. | Mechanics. of, pertaining to, or noting a body in which the distance between any pair of points remains fixed under all forces; having infinite values for its shear modulus, bulk modulus, and Young's modulus. |
| 7. | Aeronautics.
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rig·id (rĭj'ĭd) adj.
[Middle English rigide, from Latin rigidus, from rigēre, to be stiff; see reig- in Indo-European roots.] rig'id·ly adv., rig'id·ness n. |
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Rigid
Rig"id\, a. [L. rigidus, fr. rigere to be stiff or numb: cf. F. rigide. Cf. Rigor. ]1. Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible. Upright beams innumerable Of rigid spears. --Milton. 2. Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence. The more rigid order of principles in religion and government. --Hawthorne. Syn: Stiff; unpliant; inflexible; unyielding; strict; exact; severe; austere; stern; rigorous; unmitigated.
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rigid
1538, from L. rigidus "hard, stiff, rough, severe," from rigere "be stiff," from PIE *reig- "stretch (tight), bind tightly, make fast" (cf. O.Ir. riag "torture," M.H.G. ric "band, string"), related to L. frigus "cold," Gk. rhigos "frost, cold."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: rig·id
Pronunciation: 'rij-&d
Function: adjective
: deficient in or devoid of flexibility : characterized by stiffness<rigid muscles>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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