Sentence examples for considerable stiffening from inspiring English sources

Furthermore, the introduction of La3+, Gd3+ or Y3+ ions at the Sr site causes a considerable stiffening of the transverse optic TO1 mode at low temperatures, thereby decreasing the phonon contribution to the dielectric permittivity.

Moreover, considerable stiffening is observed with age, possibly related to the age-related nonenzymatic cross-linking of the corneal stroma collagen fibrils (Elsheikh et al., 2007, 2010).

The addition of the stairway and internal plasterboard had a considerable stiffening effect in the translational directions but a relatively minor effect in the torsional direction.

A very small reduction in the free volume fraction (∼1%) results in considerable (>10%) stiffening and strengthening.

Orban's overtures to the large Hungarian minorities in Slovakia, Romania and Serbia are certain to fan the flames of nationalism in those countries, stiffening already considerable national populist forces.

After the cracks formed, the concrete was hardly affected by the corrosion of the reinforcement, whereas the tension stiffening effects of the concrete with considerable local corrosion apparently decreased.

The rhetoric is stiffening.

"Fine," he says, visibly stiffening.

The Archives needs spine stiffening.

Her nipples were stiffening as well.

A kind of stiffening didactic brocade accumulates.