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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As to Henry C-, the next in age and wisdom of our band, he had broken loose from the unyielding rigidity of his family, solidly rooted, if I remember rightly, in a well-to-do London suburb. They were shown into the drawing-room; it was filled with massive, ugly furniture, and the chairs of the suite were placed round the walls with a forbidding rigidity. But his whole face suddenly bore the solemn rigidity of the dead, and his expression did not change during the whole time of the drive home. |
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