Inertia
nounid
75541·updated May 18, 2026verified
(physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force
polysemous
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Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- inactivity
- plural
- Inertias
- possessive
- Inertia's
- pluralpossessive
- Inertias'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a disposition to remain inactive or inert
- §2
- (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force
- §1 · legacy_primary
- (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external forceDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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