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inertial
Variant of inertia
noun
- Physics the tendency of matter to remain at rest if at rest, or, if moving, to keep moving in the same direction, unless affected by some outside force
- a tendency to remain in a fixed condition without change; disinclination to move or act
Related Forms:
- inertial adjective
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