Definition of Stiffened

1. Verb. (past of stiffen) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stiffened

1. stiffen [v] - See also: stiffen

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stiffened

stievest
stifado
stiff-arm
stiff-backed
stiff-hearted
stiff-necked
stiff-tailed duck
stiff-tailed ducks
stiff aster
stiff gentian
stiff person syndrome
stiff upper lip
stiffed
stiffen
stiffened (current term)
stiffener
stiffeners
stiffening
stiffenings
stiffens
stiffer
stiffest
stiffie
stiffies
stiffing
stiffish
stifflike
stiffly
stiffnecked

Literary usage of Stiffened

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1904)
"A RATIONAL FORM OF stiffened SUSPENSION BRIDGE. ... Therefore, when the writer, more than sixteen years ago, proposed a stiffened suspension bridge, ..."

2. Ancient and Modern Engineering and the Isthmian Canal by William Hubert Burr (1902)
"Cantilever and stiffened Suspension Bridges.—There are two other types of ... The longest stiffened suspension bridge yet constructed is the New York and ..."

3. Ancient and Modern Engineering and the Isthmian Canal by William Hubert Burr (1902)
"Cantilever and stiffened Suspension Bridges.—There are two other types of ... The longest stiffened suspension bridge yet constructed is the New York and ..."

4. The Design and Construction of Metallic Bridges by William Hubert Burr, Myron Samuel Falk (1912)
"Other stiffened Suspension Bridges over Niagara River. ... East River stiffened Suspension Bridges. The other prominent stiffened suspension bridges in the ..."

5. The Design and Construction of Metallic Bridges by William Hubert Burr, Myron Samuel Falk (1905)
"None of these structures was a truly stiffened suspension bridge, nor were stiffened suspension bridges built in America prior to 1851, when Roeb- ling's ..."

6. The Design and Construction of Metallic Bridges by William Hubert Burr, Myron Samuel Falk (1905)
"Other stiffened Suspension Bridges over Niagara River. ... East River stiffened Suspension Bridges. The other prominent stiffened suspension bridges in the ..."

7. The Design and Construction of Metallic Bridges by William Hubert Burr, Myron Samuel Falk (1912)
"Other stiffened Suspension Bridges over Niagara River. ... East River stiffened Suspension Bridges. The other prominent stiffened suspension bridges in the ..."

8. A Practical Treatise on Suspension Bridges: Their Design, Construction and by David Barnard Steinman (1922)
"stiffened SUSPENSION BRIDGES 11. Introduction.—In order to restrict the static distortions of the flexible cable discussed in the preceding pages, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Stiffened on Dictionary.com!Search for Stiffened on Thesaurus.com!Search for Stiffened on Google!Search for Stiffened on Wikipedia!

Search