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• inertia — inertial, adj. /in err sheuh, i nerr /, n. 1. inertness, esp. with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness. 2. Physics. a. the property of matter by which it retains its state of rest or its velocity along a… …   Universalium

• inertia — in•er•tia [[t]ɪnˈɜr ʃə, ɪˈnɜr [/t]] n. 1) inertness, esp. with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness 2) phs a) the property of matter by which it retains its state of rest or its velocity along a straight line… …   From formal English to slang

• Inertia (disambiguation) — Inertia is the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force.Inertia can also refer to: Physics/Science * Moment of inertia, also known as Rotational Inertia, is the tendency of a body… …   Wikipedia

• Inertia — In*er ti*a, n. [L., idleness, fr. iners idle. See {Inert}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Physics) That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• inertia — ► NOUN 1) a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged. 2) Physics a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless changed by an external force. DERIVATIVES inertial… …   English terms dictionary

• inertia — [in ʉr′shə, in ʉr′shē ə] n. [L, lack of art or skill, ignorance < iners: see INERT] 1. 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 2. a …   English World dictionary

• Force — For other uses, see Force (disambiguation). See also: Forcing (disambiguation) Forces are also described as a push or pull on an object. They can be due to phenomena such as gravity, magnetism, or anything that might cause a mass to accelerate …   Wikipedia

• Inertia — In common usage, however, people may also use the term inertia to refer to an object s amount of resistance to change in velocity (which is quantified by its mass), and sometimes its momentum, depending on context (e.g. this object has a lot of… …   Wikipedia

• Inertia (DC Comics) — Superherobox| caption=Inertia, in art from Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #5, by Ron Adrian. character name=Inertia real name=Thaddeus Thawne publisher=DC Comics debut= Impulse #50 (July 1999) creators=Todd DeZago Mike Wieringo alliances=Titans… …   Wikipedia

• inertia, moment of — Quantitative measure of the rotational inertia of a body. As a rotating body spins about an external or internal axis (either fixed or unfixed), it opposes any change in the body s speed of rotation that may be caused by a torque. It is defined… …   Universalium

• inertia — 1. The tendency of a physical body to oppose any force tending to move it from a position of rest or to change its uniform motion. 2. Denoting inactivity or lack of force, lack of mental or physical vigor, or sluggishness of …   Medical dictionary