Inertia (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
  2. 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.
  3. lack of activity, especially as applied to a uterus during childbirth when its contractions have decreased or stopped.
noun
  1. the state of being inert; disinclination to move or act
  2. 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
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