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rigidity
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rigidity [ri′jid·əd·ē]
(astrophysics)
The ratio of the momentum of a cosmic-ray particle to its electric charge, in units of the electron charge.
(mechanics)
The quality or state of resisting change in form.


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A partial supranuclear gaze palsy, cogwheel rigidity, and bilateral Babinski signs were also evident.
[15] Cogwheel rigidity is believed to be caused by an underlying tremor that is usually masked by rigidity, but uncovered when the muscle is stretched.
 
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