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Stiffening is any
process that
increases the
rigidity and
structural integrity of objects.
Stiffening is used in crafts, art, industry, architecture,...
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Sclerosis (from
Ancient Gr**** σκληρός (sklērós) 'hard') is the
stiffening of a
tissue or
anatomical feature,
usually caused by a
replacement of the normal...
- death. It is one of the
recognizable signs of death,
characterized by
stiffening of the
limbs of the
corpse caused by
chemical changes in the
muscles postmortem...
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cataleptic rigidity, or
instantaneous rigidity, is a rare form of
muscular stiffening that
occurs at the
moment of
death and
persists into the
period of rigor...
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designs drawn by Smith. All of the new
designs would feature a deep open
stiffening truss instead of a
solid plate girder.
Testing on the new
bridge design...
- A
backsaw is any hand saw
which has a
stiffening rib on the edge
opposite the
cutting edge,
enabling better control and more
precise cutting than with...
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manifests as
hypertensive nephrosclerosis (sclerosis
referring to the
stiffening of
renal components). It
should be
distinguished from
renovascular hypertension...
- boats, it is the top edge of the hull
where there is
usually some form of
stiffening,
often in the form of
traditional wooden boat
construction members called...
- many
types of
modern eukaryotic organisms. The
cytoskeleton provides stiffening structure and
points of
attachment for
motor structures that
enable the...
- the
Habsburg frontier had
settled somewhat, a
stalemate caused by a
stiffening of the
Habsburg defenses. The Long
Turkish War
against Habsburg Austria...
