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Definition of Stiffest
1. Adjective. (superlative of stiff) Most rigid, most inflexible, most unbending. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stiffest
1. stiff [adj] - See also: stiff
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stiffest
Literary usage of Stiffest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Materials of Engineering by Robert Henry Thurston (1884)
"The stiffest rectangular beam that can be cut from any cylindrical log has its
thickness equal to one-half the diameter of the log. ..."
2. Formulas and Tables for Architects and Engineers in Calculating the Strains by Franz Schumann (1873)
"... To Cut the Strongest and stiffest Rectangular Beam from a Log* Fig. 308.
(Strongest.) The diameter aa = d, divided into three equal parts, ..."
3. The Roorkee Manual of Applied Mechanics: Direct and Transverse Strain by Allan Cunningham, J. H. C. Harrison (1896)
"stiffest Q -Beam out of a Q-log.—The most useful cross-section in timber being
a solid rectangle, it is of some importance to find the ..."
4. A Treatise on Non-metallic Materials of Engineering: Stone, Timber, Fuel by Robert H. Thurston (1903)
"(29) The stiffest rectangular beam that can be cut from any cylindrical log has
its thickness equal to one-half the diameter of the log. ..."
5. Scaffolding: A Treatise on the Design & Erection of Scoffolds, Gantries, and by A. G. H. Thatcher (1904)
"The stiffest beam is that which gives most resistance to deflection or bending.
... To cut the stiffest rectangular beam out of a log, divide the diameter ..."
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