rigid frame

collocation in English

meaningsofrigidandframe

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rigid
adjective
uk
/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/us
/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/
stiff or fixed; not able to be bent ...
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frame
noun[C]
uk
/freɪm/us
/freɪm/
a border that surrounds and supports a picture, door, ...
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(Definition ofrigidandframefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A fine cloth collection cage fixed to arigidframemeasuring 0.03 m3 was tied to the bottom of the trap to receive the catch.
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The cats were then trained in simple oculomotor tasks with the head held stationary by attaching the crown to arigidframe.
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This construction alone might make the structure resistant to shear, but the stairways provide diagonal bracing to create a completelyrigidframe.
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Its structural system is arigidframe.
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There are two primary forms:rigidframeand articulating frame.
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Probes were mounted on arigidframe, or placed individually.
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The frame was a single downtube andrigidframe.
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The welded steelrigidframebridge was built in 1937.
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The concreterigidframebridge was built in 1937.
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It was a six floorrigidframesteel structure user as a commercial office.
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They have arigidframeand conventional steering with drive at the rear wheel.
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The starting blocks consist of two adjustable footplates attached to arigidframe.
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The 303 platform was supplemented and later supplanted by the 326, a larger car with a morerigidframe.
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Hang gliders are composed ofrigidframefrom which the fabric skin is attached, much like a triangular sailboat sail.
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A variety of probe configurations are used, most having four probes, often mounted on arigidframe.
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Conventional traction kites use either arigidframeinflated with a pump prior to launching or ram air inflated cavities.
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Previously, the only locomotives with two sets of drivers were articulated locomotives, but the duplex used onerigidframe.
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Such locomotives used a heavy,rigidframeof timber sandwiched between iron plates outside the wheels, plus internal iron sub-frames.
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The plates are compressed together in arigidframeto form an arrangement of parallel flow channels with alternating hot and cold fluids.
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This cone, dome or other radiator is mounted to arigidframewhich supports a permanent magnet in close proximity to the voice coil.
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The three-axle tenders had an unusual wheel arrangement, with the front axle mounted in arigidframeand the other two axles in a bogie.
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This gives arigidframewith few tubes and very little body weight that does not contribute to the frame stiffness.
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Typical school backpacks generally lack therigidframeof an outdoor-style backpack and include only a few pockets in addition to the main storage compartment.
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Mounting a separate body to arigidframethat supports the drivetrain was the original method of building automobiles, and continues to this day.
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