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inertia
[in-ur-shuh, ih-nur-]
noun
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
Synonyms: , ,Physics.
the property of matter by which it retains its state of rest or its velocity along a straight line so long as it is not acted upon by an external force.
an analogous property of a force.
electric inertia.
Medicine/Medical.lack of activity, especially as applied to a uterus during childbirth when its contractions have decreased or stopped.
inertia
/ ɪnˈɜːʃə, -ʃɪə /
noun
the state of being inert; disinclination to move or act
physics
the tendency of a body to preserve its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force
an analogous property of other physical quantities that resist change
thermal inertia
inertia
The resistance of a body to changes in its momentum. Because of inertia, a body at rest remains at rest, and a body in motion continues moving in a straight line and at a constant speed, unless a force is applied to it. Mass can be considered a measure of a body's inertia.
See more at Newton's laws of motion See also mass
inertia
In physics, the tendency for objects at rest to remain at rest, and for objects in uniform motion to continue in motion in a straight line, unless acted on by an outside force. (See Newton's laws of motion.)
Other Word Forms
- inertial adjective
- noninertial adjective
- ˈپ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
“The camera is almost always moving. It has inertia to it, the idea being that there’s an inevitability to the character’s actions.”
People who want to fight Trump will also have to fight this inertia — even though many of the party’s presumptive presidential candidates are saying, no, no, I'm going to come out swinging.
In the end, she doesn’t come to any conclusions, but resilience and determination have clearly defeated inertia or indifference.
“These legacy decisions got made for reasons that made sense at the time,” Sandbrook said, “but because of inertia never were modified.”
The blame has shifted from society to personal inertia.
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