The phrase "a stiff surface" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a surface that is rigid or firm, often in contexts related to materials, textures, or physical properties.
Example: "The artist preferred to work on a stiff surface to ensure that her brush strokes remained precise and controlled."
Alternatives: "a rigid surface" or "a firm surface."
When the temperature decreases to 343 K, a very standard force curve for a stiff surface is captured with an indentation of 89 nm, which indicates that the interaction between tip and sample is weaker.
If part of the beeline path stretches on a loose surface and the walker finds a stiff surface in his vicinity, he may deviate from the direct path if the result of his evaluation confirms that this detour is an optimal solution.
Using a stiff surface connected to the monkey's limb from the elbow to the fingers, the wrist joint was fixed with the back of the hand facing upwards, such that movements would involve the elbow joint alone, allowing only one degree of freedom.
The forearm was fixed in pronation onto a stiff surface to a accurately and specifically determine the flexibility of the distal radioulnar joint.
Whereas Rihanna's social media presence presents her as highly flawed but genuinely intriguing and authentic, qualities that add to her overall appeal as an artist, Beyoncé's, much like Life Is But a Dream, comes off as a stiff, surface-level imitation, a portrait of a woman who can't ever fully let go of control and let her "freak flag fly".
The cultivated flowers that are often dried are those with a naturally dry, stiff surface quality—such as strawflowers (Helichrysum bracteatum), globe amaranth (Gomphrena), and statice.
Elbow flexion (upward movement) and extension (downward movement) was applied using the stiff surface in a sinusoidal-like manner, up to an angle of ±30° at a 1 Hz frequency.
One might consider a 4 inch (10.2 cm) thick cotton Futon style mattress without springs, on some stiff surface like a bed-spring, plywood or some stand that may come with it.
The result: there will be a stiff rubber surface for the dancers.
Photodiode sensitivities of each cantilever were calibrated before and after measurements on the stiff surface region of culture dishes.
HiPSC-CM are normally not loaded (in embryoid bodies) or fixed to the stiff surface of plastic dishes, are not oriented and perform little or no contractile work.
