rigidizev.

1858 College Mag. (Univ. Dublin) 1 144 If our love of nature rigidizes into habit the constitutional inertia and gravitation-sleepwards of our being, then we abuse the landscape of the swelling hill and setting sun.

1973 Digest of Lit. on Dielectrics 35 674 In some new component mountings, the coating is required to rigidize to resist vibration.

2007 Acta Astronautica 60 50/2 The sculpture employed a chemically impregnated membrane that would harden or rigidize in the presence of sunlight.

1936 U.S. Patent 2,058,165 (title) Method of protecting, silencing, and rigidizing fabricated spring structures.

1962 Sci. News Let. 20 Jan. 34/2 Once inflated the balloon is rigidized mechanically by stretching the skin beyond its elastic limit.

1994 Filtration & Separation 31 179/1 This paper will concentrate on more recent developments of rigidising heavy needlefelts.

2006 Aerospace Amer. (Nexis) Feb. (Features) 26 Next, the joints of the robotic arms would lock in place to ‘rigidize’ the connection.

1886 A. M. R. Barnette Talks about Singing 16/2 The muscles of the throat and the edges of the vocal cords have become thickened and rigidized by heavy exercises.

1947 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 11 Dec. b2/3 (advt.) Rust-proof rigidized aluminium.

1999 Plumbing, Heating & Air Movement Apr. 26/3 FSC Stainless and Alloys will display a range of patterned and rigidized stainless steel sheets.