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stiffness [′stif·nəs]
(acoustics) (mechanics) The ratio of a steady force acting on a deformable elastic medium to the resulting displacement. stiffness The ratio of the force applied to a structure (or a structural element) to the corresponding displacement. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | He did not sing like a trained singer who knows he is listened to, but like the birds, evidently giving vent to the sounds in the same way that one stretches oneself or walks about to get rid of stiffness, and the sounds were always high-pitched, mournful, delicate, and almost feminine, and his face at such times was very serious. Then I tossed it up and down several times to get the aching stiffness out of my neck. There could be seen a certain stiffness in the movements of his body, as if he were taking infinite care not to arouse the passion of his wounds. |
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