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rigid body

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 剛體 /刚体 (gong1 tai2) — solid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 剛體 /刚体 (gāngtǐ) — solid
  • Dutch: star lichaam — solid
  • Finnish: jäykkä kappale — solid
  • French: corps rigide — solid
  • French: solide indéformable — solid
  • French: solide rigide — solid
  • German: starre Körper — solid
  • Greek: στερεό σώμα (stereó sóma) — solid
  • Hindi: दृढ़ पिंड (dŕṛh piṇḍ) — solid
  • Hungarian: merev test — solid
  • Italian: corpo rigido — solid
  • Polish: bryła sztywna — solid
  • Spanish: cuerpo rígido — solid