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rigid body

idealization of a solid body in which deformation is neglected (distance between any two given points of a rigid body remains constant in time regardless of external forces exerted on it)
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rigid body

Summary

rigid body has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • rigid body is a type of modeling assumption[2].
  • rigid body is a type of scientific model[3].
  • rigid body's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rigid bodies[4].
  • rigid body's represents is recorded as physical object[5].
  • rigid body's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • rigid body's uses is recorded as six degrees of freedom[7].
  • rigid body's studied by is recorded as theoretical mechanics[8].
  • rigid body's studied by is recorded as rigid body mechanics[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include modeling assumption[2] and scientific model[3].

Why It Matters

rigid body has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Rigid bodies
    Represents → physical object
    Uses → six degrees of freedom
    Uses → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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