stiffener

stiffener englannista suomeksi

1. kovike, sakeutusaine

0. Substantiivi

1. jäykiste, kovike, kovite

2. vahvistusryyppy

stiffener englanniksi

1. Anything added to something in order to stiffen it, such as a support beam, or starch for a collar.

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3. {{quote-text|en|year=1901|author=James Nisbit Hazlehurst|title=Towers and Tanks for Water-works: The Theory and Practice of Their Design and Construction|url=http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC03852204&id=YcmwlV8r9vsC&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq=stiffener&as_brr=1

4. {{quote-text|en|year=1904|author=Edward L. Attwood|title=War-ships: A Text-book on the Construction, Protection, Stability, Turning, Etc., of War Vessels|url=http://books.google.com/books?vid=LCCN05000778&id=DjcOQwPkxX0C&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=stiffener&as_brr=1

5. (quote-journal) with this arrangement the cylinders are cast separately from the saddle, and bolted to the frames on each side with a fabricated stiffener between the frames. This stiffener is carried up to form the saddle for the smokebox, and within it is fitted the exhaust pipes from the cylinders to the blast pipe.

6. One of a series of bars, Z-bars, beams, rods, or other shapes, attached order to provide them the necessary stiffness or rigidity.

7. An alcoholic drink taken to fortify oneself.

8. {{quote-text|en|year=2017|author=William Meikle|title=Sigils and Totems