rigidity

/ri'dʤiditi/

Thân thiện

The new ruler has a surprising rigidity.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality or state of being rigid: This refers to the condition of being stiff, inflexible, or not easily bent, changed, or altered. It can describe both physical objects and abstract concepts like rules or attitudes.
   • The physical property of being stiff and resisting bending: This is a specific scientific or technical meaning, describing a material's resistance to deformation under an applied force.

Usage

• General/Abstract Meaning: Used to describe inflexibility in systems, rules, thinking, or behavior.
• Physical/Scientific Meaning: Used in physics, engineering, and materials science to describe a mechanical property.

Examples

• Abstract/Behavioral Context:
  • The rigidity of the old management style stifled innovation.
  • He was frustrated by the bureaucratic rigidity of the application process.
• Physical Context:
  • The rigidity of the steel beam ensures the structure's stability.
  • Engineers test the rigidity of various polymers.

Advanced Usage

• "Cognitive rigidity": A psychological term referring to an inability to adapt one's thinking or behavior to new information or changing circumstances.
  • Cognitive rigidity is often associated with certain neurological conditions.
• "Flexural rigidity": A specific engineering term quantifying a material's resistance to bending.
  • The flexural rigidity of the composite material was calculated.

Variants and Related Words

• Rigid (adj): Stiff, unyielding, not flexible.
  • The metal bar was completely rigid.
  • She has very rigid beliefs.
• Rigidify (verb, less common): To make or become rigid.
  • The cold caused the substance to rigidify.
• Rigidness (noun): A synonym for rigidity, though less frequently used.

Synonyms

• Inflexibility: The quality of being unwilling to change or compromise.
• Stiffness: The physical property of being firm and difficult to bend.
• Harshness / Sternness (for behavioral/abstract sense): Severity, strictness.

Antonyms

• Flexibility: The quality of bending easily without breaking; willingness to change.
• Pliability: The quality of being easily bent or shaped.
• Malleability: The ability to be shaped or formed.

Related Phrases and Concepts

• "Rigidity of thought": A fixed, unchanging way of thinking.
  • His rigidity of thought prevented him from seeing other solutions.
• "Postural rigidity": A medical term, often used in neurology, describing muscle stiffness.
  • Postural rigidity is a common symptom of Parkinson's disease.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe
2. the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

Từ đồng nghĩa

• inflexibility
• rigidness