stiffness
IPA: stˈɪfnʌs
noun
- rigidity or a measure of rigidity.
- inflexibility or a measure of inflexibility.
- inelegance; a lack of relaxedness.
- muscular tension due to unaccustomed or excessive exercise or work; soreness.
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Examples of "stiffness" in Sentences
- The opposite of stiffness is flexibility.
- This significantly increased the stiffness of the frame.
- The diameter affects the stiffness or softness of the brush.
- The figures are characterised by their angularity and stiffness.
- By the application of compensation the bearing stiffness may be increased.
- He said it feels fine, other than some stiffness, which is to be expected.
- One benefit is the lighter weight; another is an 11-percent boost in stiffness, according to Washburn.
- In the numerical solution of complex, dynamic systems, you often run into what is called the stiffness problem.
- His hip stiffness is evident when he tries to change direction, as he has trouble sometimes playing off-coverage situations.
- And though a certain stiffness remains, I can do myself, without help, almost everything I need to do, and some things not needed.
- But she was getting more pleasant looking and her eyes were getting over their "stiffness" -- which was something, and he felt pleased.
- The stiffness is a result of the bones being flatter and broader than in other birds with the elbow and wrist joints being nearly completely fused.
- Male athletes from fifty-four to seventy-five years old who ran about thirty miles a week were compared to sedentary men and women and were found to have 30 percent less arterial stiffness, which is a primary cause of high blood pressure.
- I have a little rotator cuff stiffness from a fall two weeks ago, when I popped both feet while I was at full arm extension at a funny angle, so I bailed early on the 5.8 (it's a really hard 5.8: another Prime Climb sandbag job) that is my current project wall.