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Inertia

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

polysemous

Classifications

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
inactivity
plural
Inertias
possessive
Inertia's
pluralpossessive
Inertias'