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"he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work"nouna disposition to remain inactive or inert
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noun(physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external forcetype of:
Definition that contains inertia
- inertial of or relating to inertia
- special theory of relativity a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
- inertial guidance a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces
- rest energy the energy equivalent to the mass of a particle at rest in an inertial frame of reference; equal to the rest mass times the square of the speed of light
- inertial guidance system a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces
- special relativity a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
- einstein's special theory of relativity a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
- inertial navigation a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces
- special relativity theory a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
- inertial navigation system a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces