rigid
An airship whose shape is maintained solely by an internal and/or external rigid…An airship whose shape is maintained solely by an internal and/or external rigid structural framework, without using internal gas pressure to stiffen the vehicle (the lifting gas is at atmospheric pressure); typically also equipped with multiple redundant gasbags, unlike other types of airship.
Meaning
2 sensesAn airship whose shape is maintained solely by an internal and/or external rigid structural framework, without using internal gas pressure to stiffen the vehicle (the lifting gas is at atmospheric pressure); typically also equipped with multiple redundant gasbags, unlike other types of airship.
A bicycle with no suspension system.
Examples
46 sentencesTom stood rigid.
deTom stand unbeweglich. — Felixjp
He is rigid in his views.
This back brace is very rigid.
Yanni's back brace is pretty rigid.
She follows an extremely rigid diet.
Origin
From Middle English rigide, from Latin rigidus (“stiff”), from rigeō (“to be stiff”). CompFrom Middle English rigide, from Latin rigidus (“stiff”), from rigeō (“to be stiff”). Compare rigor. Merged with Middle English rigged, rygged, rugged (“upright like a spine, rigid”, literally “ridged”).
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