RIGOR


Meaning of RIGOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈri-gər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English rigour, from Anglo-French, from Latin rigor, literally, stiffness, from rigēre to be stiff

Date: 14th century

1.

a.

(1) : harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity

(2) : the quality of being unyielding or inflexible : strictness

(3) : severity of life : austerity

b. : an act or instance of strictness, severity, or cruelty

2. : a tremor caused by a chill

3. : a condition that makes life difficult, challenging, or uncomfortable ; especially : extremity of cold

4. : strict precision : exactness

logical rigor

5.

a. obsolete : rigidity , stiffness

b. : rigidness or torpor of organs or tissue that prevents response to stimuli

c. : rigor mortis

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.