rigid structure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrigidandstructure
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rigid
adjective
uk/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/us/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/
stiff or fixed; not able to be bent ...
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structure
noun
uk/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition ofrigidandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This, the designers say, leads to arigidstructurecapable of high acceleration with minimal torque.
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This is direct consequence of therigidstructureof the fingers.
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Placed against this fairlyrigidstructure, the refrain melody, though also repetitive, sketches a different pattern.
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We need to change therigidstructure.
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It is not always possible to create arigidstructure.
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No changes are found in the backbone conformation of the -helical bundle itself, indicating rather stable andrigidstructureof the four -helical coiled coil.
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The entire wave-maker unit is mounted inrigidstructurephysically separate from the wave tank itself eliminating unwanted vibrations and spurious waves.
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In those calculations, the channel is generally represented as a staticrigidstructureand the influence of atomic fluctuations is ignored.
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In fact, therigidstructureof the fingers does not allow the fingers to adapt their geometry to the surface of different objects.
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Arigidstructurewith immobilized redox centers, they argued, would require that the encapsulating polypeptides act as electron conductors or semi-conductors.
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The reduction of the disulfide is thought to relax thisrigidstructureand free the catalytic domain to adopt its catalytic conformation.
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I suggest that flexibility is the answer rather than therigidstructureproposed by the amendment.
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In fact the amendment would impose a wholly inappropriaterigidstructureon those sports.
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Basically they are guidelines on planning and should not, therefore, have arigidstructure.
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We have no intention of creating anyrigidstructurefor hill farms.
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However, it started from a critical position and there was no fixed andrigidstructure.
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Thisrigidstructurerequires energy to break down.
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The loop can be either string or arigidstructure.
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It lacks some flexibility, having arigidstructure.
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Such a transformation of a department would be almost impossible if therigidstructureenvisaged were to be adopted.
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One of my fears at the moment is that therigidstructurewhich is to be imposed will discourage that.
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In answer to the previous speaker, we are not saying that there should be arigidstructure.
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Secondly, we need a variety of approaches to this problem, rather than arigidstructureimposed from the centre.
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If we are not careful, we shall put a similarrigidstructurein its place which will not work either.
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