rigidificationn.
/rɪˌdʒɪdᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /rɪˌdʒɪdəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or process of making or becoming rigid (in various senses); an instance of this.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > adaptability to circumstances > [noun] > not > making or becoming
rigidification1890
the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [noun] > stiffness or rigidity > becoming or making stiff
stiffening1614
rigescence1766
rigidification1890
rigidizing1945
1890 G. M. Minchin Treat. Statics (ed. 4) I. v. 119 Rigidification always removes restrictions which hamper the action of the internal forces of the system.
1947 Sun (Baltimore) 31 Oct. 10/2 Would not the proposed rigidification of the whole approach..offer hazards of its own?
1965 Jrnl. Immunol. 94 130/1 Rigidification of a portion of a normally motile cell membrane may lead to its rupture.
1973 B. R. Wilson Magic & Millennium xii. 384 An over-institutionalization, a rigidification, not only of religious practices, beliefs, and procedures, but also of the entire pattern of life of a new community.
1991 S. J. Gould Bully for Brontosaurus xxxiv. 492 The interplay between Jupiter's gravitational tug and the..three other large satellites..keeps the interior of Io fluid enough to resist rigidification.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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