Meanings
nounrigidification (plural rigidifications)
plural rigidifications
- uncountableThe process of becoming rigid, stiff or inflexible; of rigidifying.
This early rigidification and satisfaction with his own conclusions made him insensitive to new political and philosophical ideas.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 35 - geometryA form of isomorphism applied between line bundles.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe process of becoming stiff or rigid
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Origin
- Latinrigidus
- Middle Englishrigide
- Englishrigid
- Englishrigidification
From rigid + -ification.
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rigidification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rigidification
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