Latvian edit

Etymology edit

From stings (rigid, stiff, numb) +‎ -ums, or from sting(t) (to harden, to stiffen) +‎ -ums.

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Noun edit

stingums m (1st declension)

  1. rigidity (the state or quality of that which is rigid, has become rigid)
    masas stinguma pakāpethe degree of rigidity of a mass
    vielas stinguma stāvoklisthe state of rigidity of a substance
  2. rigidity, stiffness, numbness (the quality of that which is rigid, stiff, numb, also figuratively)
    muskuļu stingumsmuscular rigidity, stiffness, numbness
    augu stingums ziemāthe rigidity, stiffness of plants in winter
    nāves stingumsthe stiffness of death (rigor mortis)
    skatiena stingumsthe rigidity, rigidity of the look, stare
    Merkmaņa žesti, seja, poza, viss pauda dīvanu stingumuMerkmanis' gestures, face, posture, everything expressed a strange stiffness, rigidity
    pēc pārciestā satraukuma viņa ķermeni pārņēma truls stingumsafter enduring anxiety, his body was overtaken by a dull rigidity, numbness
  3. (physics) rigidity (physical quantity that describes a body's degree of resistance to deformation)
    materiāla stingumsmaterial rigidity
    stieņa stingumsthe rigidity of a bar, rod
    atsperes stingumsthe rigidity of a spring
  4. (technology) rigidity (the quality of a system the parts of which cannot displace each other)
    konstrukcijas stingumsstructural rigidity
    režģa stingumsgrid, lattice rigidity
    stinguma koeficientsrigidity coefficient

Declension edit

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