rigidbody
nounUK /ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd ˈbɒd.i/
US /ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd ˈbɑː.di/
A rigid body is a solid object that does not bend or change shape when it moves.
In the game, the ball is a rigid body that bounces off walls without squishing.
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2. In computer graphics and game engines, a physics component that makes an object move and collide realistically.
Add a rigidbody to the crate so it falls and tumbles down the stairs.
3. In engineering, an ideal body whose parts stay at fixed distances from one another.
Engineers treat the steel beam as a rigidbody when calculating how it will rotate.
4. A body that cannot be stretched, compressed, or twisted by force.
The robot's arm was modeled as a rigidbody to keep its joints steady.