Detective Fermin Archer died from injuries received in a vehicle accident while on duty. Today, we add six members of the world's greatest police department to the Wall of Heroes, said Mayor Bloomberg.
tautness Noun 1 the physical condition of being stretched or strained; it places great tension on the leg muscles; he could feel the tenseness of her body [syn: tension, tensity, tenseness]
breakableness - the consistency of something that breaks under pressure. unbreakableness - a consistency of something that does not break under pressure. porosity, porousness - the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids. solidity, solidness - the consistency of a solid.