rigid body

noun

An idealized solid whose size and shape are fixed and remain unaltered when forces are applied; used in Newtonian mechanics to model real objects.

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Meanings

nounrigid body (plural rigid bodies)

plural rigid bodies

  1. natural sciencesAn idealized solid whose size and shape are fixed and remain unaltered when forces are applied; used in Newtonian mechanics to model real objects.

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 剛體 /刚体
  • 剛體 /刚体 (gong¹ tai²)solid
Chinese Mandarin 剛體 /刚体
  • 剛體 /刚体 (gāngtǐ)solid
Dutch star lichaam
  • star lichaamsolid
Finnish jäykkä kappale
  • jäykkä kappalesolid
French corps rigide, solide indéformable
  • corps rigidesolid
  • solide indéformablesolid
  • solide rigidesolid
German starre Körper
  • starre Körpersolid
Greek στερεό σώμα
  • στερεό σώμα (stereó sóma)solid
Hindi दृढ़ पिंड
  • दृढ़ पिंड (dŕṛh piṇḍ)solid
Hungarian merev test
  • merev testsolid
Italian corpo rigido
  • corpo rigidosolid
Polish bryła sztywna
  • bryła sztywnasolid
Spanish cuerpo rígido
  • cuerpo rígidosolid
Cite this entry
APA

rigid body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rigid%20body

MLA

“rigid body.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rigid%20body. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rigid body,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rigid%20body.

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