剛ごう性せい

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

stiffness; rigidity

Technical term used in engineering and materials science to describe resistance to deformation. Also used in a no-adjective form (剛性の).

• この素そ材ざいは剛ごう性せいが高たかいので、建けん築ちくに適てきしている。

  This material has high rigidity, so it is suitable for construction.

• 剛ごう性せいの高たかいフレームを採さい用ようした。

  We adopted a frame with high stiffness.