Sentence examples for are relatively rigid from inspiring English sources

However, most developed thermal management materials are relatively rigid and have low strength.

Our method involves attaching local coordinate systems to the DNA bases and to the Cα atoms of the peptide backbone (these are relatively rigid structural units).

Whereas, if the corrugated web plates are relatively rigid (tf/tw < 3.0), the strengths of the girders become controlled by the deformation of flanges.

These aggregates are relatively rigid, around 15 to 300 nm in length and 20 to 30 nm in width.

In contrast, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) dipolar coupling between two electrons can be applied for distance measurements up to 80 Å (Lakshmi and Brudvig, 2001), provided the proteins coordinating the two unpaired electrons are relatively rigid (i.e. minimal motion; Altenbach et al., 2001).

Our results suggest that the sequence demands of protein-protein function are relatively rigid, with different protein-binding pockets (some in common) for each of the three proteins, but the demands of structure and conformational stability per se (as long as there is a maintained core), are less so.

Structural data reported here show that the conformation of the investigated compounds is relatively rigid.

As a cilium moves backward, it is relatively rigid; upon recovery, however, the cilium becomes flexible, and its tip appears to be dragged forward along the body.

Although predicted to be relatively rigid and highly extended, we show that flexibility in a central region is required for GCC185's ability to function in a vesicle tethering cycle.

This definition allows us to predict contexts in which people will be relatively rigid or flexible in their judgments and decisions over sacred values.

Compression studies reveal that carbon cloth lacks compression rigidity and suffers considerable strain at lower stress values whereas carbon paper is relatively rigid in nature.