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stiffness
[ stif-nis ]
noun
- the state or condition of being rigid or firm:
The bicycle’s frame is well balanced, with excellent stiffness throughout.
Conventional wisdom has been that longer knife blades need more carbon for stiffness.
- the state or condition of being unable to move easily:
Proper stretching will help you avoid joint stiffness and muscle tension after a workout.
- lack of ease or grace:
The teacher offers advice on how to get over the stiffness or outright paralysis that can creep in when people make writing into a “big deal.â€
- the state or condition of being rigidly formal:
There was a stiffness to the encounter, but the ambassador was not unfriendly.
If representatives meet only under official circumstances, a degree of stiffness is introduced which does not allow people to exchange ideas as freely.
- the state or condition of being excessive, difficult, or severe:
The council expressed concern about the stiffness of the fines and sentences for such minor infractions.
- (of soil) the state or condition of being compact; density:
A variety of sediment samples are needed in order to recover different types of sediment, mainly based on their stiffness.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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- ³Ü²Ô·²õ³Ù¾±´Ú´Ú·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of stiffness1
Example Sentences
An England statement said Wood had been "managing an ongoing issue" for more than a year, but he "experienced increased stiffness and discomfort" during the Champions Trophy.
Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease that causes pain and stiffness, typically affects older people, but can strike at any age.
Tightness and stiffness in the ankles, calves and toes are also common.
Symptoms can include slow movements along with stiffness, walking and balance issues and/or tremor.
Murray was due to play alongside Raducanu during his final outing at the All England Club before his fellow Briton pulled out of the mixed doubles because of "some stiffness" in her right wrist.
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