stiffener
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stiffen (ˈstɪfən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or become stiff or stiffer |
| 2. | (intr) to become suddenly tense or unyielding |
| 'stiffener | |
| —n | |
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Stiffener
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example sentences
Top and bottom channels made from steel also enclose the stiffener panels.
The maximum spacing of the first transverse stiffener at the simple support end of a curved plate girder is.
It starts out as a swimming larva, with a rodlike stiffener in its tail.
Installation may be hindered by closely spaced base plate stiffener plates and may cut reinforcing steel in the foundation.
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