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rigid

UK
/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/
US
/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/

Translations

rigidadjective
rigider
Comp.
rigidest
Super.
UK
/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/
US
/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/
The rigid metal frame provided strong support for the structure.
Le cadre métallique rigide offrait un solide soutien à la structure.
The company has a rigid policy that does not allow for any exceptions.
L'entreprise a une politique rigide qui ne թույլère aucune exception.
rigideMathématiques et physique.
A rigid motion moves the triangle without changing its size or shape.
Une transformation rigide déplace le triangle sans changer sa taille ni sa forme.
Additional translations
sévèreEn parlant de discipline, de règles ou de comportement.
Synonyms
stiff
inflexible
unyielding
strict
firm
unbending
immovable
hard
Antonyms
flexible
yielding
pliable
adaptable
rigidnoun
rigids
pl
UK
/ˈrɪdʒɪd/
US
/ˈrɪdʒɪd/
Rare, chiefly in aeronautics: used as a short form of “rigid airship”.
Additional translations
rigideAéronautique, historique ; pour un dirigeable à structure rigide.

Definitions

rigidadjective
Unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible.
The rigid metal frame provided strong support for the structure.
Not able to be changed or adapted.
The company has a rigid policy that does not allow for any exceptions.
Strict or severe in discipline or behavior.
The teacher maintained a rigid classroom environment to ensure order.
Mathematics & Physics: (of a body, structure, or transformation) preserving distances between points; incapable of deformation.
A rigid motion moves the triangle without changing its size or shape.
rigidnoun
An airship with an internal structural framework that maintains its shape even when unpressurized; a rigid airship.
The museum houses a model of a famous rigid that crossed the Atlantic.
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