pliability

  • 71Wagner, Richard — ▪ German composer Introduction in full  Wilhelm Richard Wagner  born May 22, 1813, Leipzig died Feb. 13, 1883, Venice  German dramatic composer and theorist whose operas and music (music drama) had a revolutionary influence on the course of… …

    Universalium

  • 72Gothic Architecture — • History of the style Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gothic Architecture     Gothic Architecture     † …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 73Family of Petre —     Family of Petre     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Family of Petre     The Petres are one of those staunch and constant families, which have played a great part in the preservation of the Catholic Faith in England. There is no volume of the… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 74Clement VII —     Pope Clement VII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Clement VII     (GIULIO DE’ MEDICI).     Born 1478; died 25 September, 1534. Giulio de Medici was born a few months after the death of his father, Giuliano, who was slain at Florence in the… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 75Pope Clement VII —     Pope Clement VII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Clement VII     (GIULIO DE’ MEDICI).     Born 1478; died 25 September, 1534. Giulio de Medici was born a few months after the death of his father, Giuliano, who was slain at Florence in the… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 76pliable — adjective soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded You will find the clay perfectly pliable as long as it stays fairly moist. See Also: pliability, pliancy, pliant, ply …

    Wiktionary

  • 77rigidity — noun a) The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form. b) Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance. Ant …

    Wiktionary

  • 78pliableness — noun The state of being pliable; pliability …

    Wiktionary

  • 79flexibility — noun a) The quality of being flexible; suppleness; pliability. b) The quality of having options. I have some flexibility. See Also: flex, labour market flexibility, low temperature flexibility …

    Wiktionary

  • 80induration — 1. The process of becoming extremely firm or hard, or having such physical features. 2. A focus or region of indurated tissue. SYN: sclerosis (1). [L. induratio (see indurated)] brown i. of the lung a condition …

    Medical dictionary